Donna M. Kerr

Artificial Intelligence (AI) knows more than you or I will learn in a lifetime. What it doesn’t know is the heart of your community–or how to speak directly to it. Hometown heroes do. A hometown hero is the person who knows people’s names. He shows up at the fundraiser. She shares the lost dog post. He volunteers for the ugly jobs. She celebrates other people’s victories and keeps going long after the applause stops. Let’s see Grok do that.

Everybody thinks they’re protecting the future — but they disagree on what the future should look like. As AI drives explosive growth in data centers, Western communities are wrestling with difficult questions about water, energy, economic growth, and quality of life.

AI can help keep remote employees informed and on top of ever-developing processes. An unorganized system breaks down fast in remote environments. Many remote teams are still running on scattered notes, Slack messages, and mental checklists.