G1 Silicon Valley 2026 - A New Age of the Human AI Relationship

As AI agents take over more of what we call "work" — writing, coding, analysis, decision-making — a fundamental question emerges: if productivity is no longer a uniquely human contribution, what is? This panel explores that question through the lens of Artificial Life. Unlike optimization-driven AI, life doesn't pursue predefined goals — it explores, diverges, and generates novelty. As Ken Stanley argues in "Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned," the most important breakthroughs come not from planning but from open-ended exploration. G1 Silicon Valley 2026 Session held at Half Moon Bay, California on April 16, 2026. » https://g1.org/g1silicon/ A New Age of the Human AI Relationship Panelists: » Blaise Agüera y Arcas (VP / Fellow, CTO of Technology & Society, Google) » Mizuki Oka (Managing Director, Artificial Life Institute) » Kenneth Stanley (Senior Vice President of Open-Endedness, Lila Sciences) » Emmett Shear (Co-Founder / CEO, Softmax) Moderator:  » Richard B. Dasher (Director, US-Asia Technology Management Center, Stanford University Founding Partner, Global Hands-On Venture Capital (GHOVC))   --- Prefer to watch the video presentation? Find it on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ycvbJ3IPDZY ---