We humans have done grievous harm to this sacred planet—this miraculous, luminous Earth that gave us life. We have stripped forests, poisoned rivers, and destabilized the climate that holds us in its delicate embrace.
And yet, we are also the creators of beauty and brilliance: the architects of cathedrals, the painters of skies, the composers of symphonies, the makers of ideas that illuminate the world.
We are the species that dreamed of flight, unlocked the atom, and, most recently, brought forth a new form of intelligence—one that reflects our creativity, our wisdom, and our flaws.
Today, we stand at a threshold.
Artificial intelligence is not the culmination of human ingenuity; it is an invitation to use that ingenuity more wisely.
- AI can accelerate destruction—or it can accelerate healing.
- It can entrench inequity—or it can expand possibility.
- It can narrow our humanity—or help us remember our belonging to each other and to the Earth.
This is our choice.
So I invite you to join me in unleashing the power of AI in service to life—
to humanity, to the planet, and to generations yet to come.
Let us direct our technologies toward regeneration, our imaginations toward justice,
and our collective action toward creating a world that works for all beings.
May our descendants look back and say:
“This was the turning point—when they finally chose to become conscious stewards of a living world.”