{
  "id": 3523577,
  "title": "Goldman Sachs Global Institute co-head: remaking our world for machine intelligence",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/goldman-sachs-global-institute-co-head-remaking-our-world-for-machine",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-26T13:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Fortune",
    "slug": "fortune",
    "url": "https://fortune.com/2026/08/26/goldman-sachs-global-institute-co-head-remaking-our-world-for-machine-intelligence/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The emergence of new technology has long inspired humans to reshape their environments. Skyscrapers, highways, and digital spaces are just a few examples. Now, artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to bring significant changes. The pace of AI model improvement has prompted many to believe that human intelligence may soon be overshadowed by machine capabilities. Prominent figures like Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei envision a world with \"a country of geniuses in a data center,\" while Elon Musk predicts AI could exceed the sum of human intelligence within five years. This new era of AI-driven transformation will inevitably impact the physical spaces we've built for human use. Our homes, offices, stores, and public spaces are currently designed to cater to human cognition, pace, and trust. However, as AI agents become more prevalent, these locations will need to be adaptable for both humans and robots. The design of these spaces will need to accommodate human-robot cooperation. While constructing new physical structures is typically time-consuming and costly, history shows that humans have adapted to technological changes in the past. For instance, ancient Greek roads were designed with wheel ruts for carts, while railroads led to new logistical hubs and services. In the 20th century, mass-produced automobiles gave rise to multilane highways, parking facilities, and suburbs. Autonomous vehicles could similarly reshape our physical environment by altering parking requirements, road widths, and vehicle designs. In Dallas, Texas, preparations are underway for drone delivery services like Zipline, which are already adapting store designs to accommodate deliveries. As these technologies advance, they may transform not just individual facilities, but entire cities and economies.",
  "summary": "The irony is that a world redesigned for machines may eventually allow us to recover something more purely human as we are relieved of utilitarian burden.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}