Apple's 1987 AI Dream

In his article, Greg Twemlow reflects on Apple's 1987 "Knowledge Navigator" concept video, highlighting its prescient vision for AI's role in human-computer interaction. He compares this early concept to today's advanced AI systems, noting how many of Apple's predictions regarding AI's capabilities and integration have become reality. However, Twemlow also points out the critical aspects the original vision overlooked, such as the ethical dilemmas, economic transformations, and infrastructural demands of modern AI development. Ultimately, the article examines the profound implications of AI for human agency, education, and societal structure, moving beyond mere productivity to a discussion of how AI shapes our understanding of truth and our future as "authors" in an increasingly intelligent world. Read the article.About the Author - Greg Twemlow writes and teaches at the intersection of technology, education, and human judgment. He works with educators and businesses to make AI explainable and assessable in classrooms and boardrooms — to ensure AI users show their process and own their decisions. His cognition protocol, the Context & Critique Rule™, is built on a three-step process: Evidence → Cognition → Discernment — a bridge from what’s scattered to what’s chosen. Context & Critique → Accountable AI™. © 2025 Greg Twemlow. “Context & Critique → Accountable AI” and “Context & Critique Rule” are unregistered trademarks (™).