The biggest takeaway from this event wasn’t that AI is powerful (we already know that.) It was that AI needs guardrails , and not just technical ones. Social, ethical, and human guardrails. Right now, AI can absolutely be used for harm. But it can’t choose  to do harm on its own, not yet at least, and according to our panelists, we have at least a few more years before that becomes a concern. The danger comes from how people deploy it, scale it, and remove friction in the nam

We’re excited to officially kick off the Future Force Bay Area Group , a new regional community bringing together mission-driven students, technologists, and leaders from across the Bay Area to use technology for social impact. Our first Bay Area meeting marks an important milestone for Future Force as we expand beyond Seattle and build a local ecosystem rooted in collaboration, innovation, and action. The group brings together participants from Stanford, UC Berkeley, and Nor