Today we went to Rabat Technopark, which is unrelated to the Technopark in Casablanca despite the name. After a break, we heard from Zouheir Lakhdissi, a tech CEO and successful Moroccan Shark Tank contestant whose lecture changed the way I think about artificial intelligence. Zouheir’s talk was so relevant that it was impossible to ignore, so I chose to think about AI today. After the lecture, I met with a few classmates at our favorite cafe on the beach, had a good coffee and a crepe, and finished the day with an intense football match that Jamie, Sean, Vinnie, and I won. A nice way to end a day that gave me a lot to think about.

Zouheir’s lecture made me look at AI differently, not just as a tool I already use but as something that is reshaping the world faster than most people realize. One of my classmates, Sai, raised a point that stuck with me: the idea that AI could eventually take over our complete skillset and strip us of the ability to think independently. It is an unsettling thought and, honestly, not an unreasonable one. AI has evolved so quickly that the ceiling feels impossible to see right now. But a chance to speak with Zouheir after the lecture left me with a more grounded perspective. “We’ve been here before,” he said. When the internet came, it was disruptive and overwhelming. Google has revolutionized the way humans process and access information. Each time society settled, got its feet back underneath it, and worked out how to make the technology work for people instead of against them. AI is just the next chapter in that story. In practice, the shift means that we need to change not only how we teach, but also what we believe is worth learning. We should not be competing with AI at tasks it will always beat us at. It should be to preserve and sharpen the things AI can’t replicate, human creativity, emotional intelligence, and original thoughts. The factor that will separate strong entrepreneurs and businesses going forward won’t be who has access to the best AI tools, because eventually everyone will. It’s those who use those tools to enhance their creativity, not to completely substitute it.

I use AI all the time in my life. Whether it’s studying, planning itineraries, or coming up with ideas for tattoos. One thing I really have learned from using it is that the way you prompt makes a huge difference. A lot depends on how you ask and how you express your thoughts, as well as on what you receive in return. That in itself is a skill worth developing. The AI bubble can feel scary, but fear is typically what the start of something big feels like. I think if we intentionally keep weaving it into our lives and keep our humanity in the process, we come out better on the other side.