AI Can’t Replace Common Sense or Teach Failure, Dubai Experts Say
- Publish date: Tuesday، 23 September 2025 Reading time: 1 min read
Global futurists warn against over-relying on artificial intelligence, stressing the value of failure, common sense, and balance.
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At the Futurists X Summit in Dubai, experts agreed: while AI is powerful, it can’t replace human common sense. Professor Henrik von Scheel, co-founder of Strategic Intelligence, cautioned that leaning too much on AI could stop people from learning through mistakes. “If you don’t fail, you don’t learn,” he told the crowd.
Why Humans Still Matter
Johan Gerber of MasterCard pointed out that judgment calls—like the famous case of Soviet officer Stanislav Petrov averting nuclear disaster in 1983—prove that humans can see beyond data. He called it “human-augmented intelligence,” where people use AI as a tool, not a replacement.
Quantum on the Horizon
The summit also tackled quantum computing. Experts warned that once these super-machines go mainstream, they could break today’s encryption, putting sensitive data at risk. Steve Suarez of HorizonX Consulting said hackers are already hoarding stolen data, waiting to crack it later. “Quantum is like a marathon,” he said. “You don’t want to be left behind.”
Unlocking New Power
Physicist Brian Cox highlighted the upside: quantum could handle calculations so huge they’d take longer than the age of the universe on current computers. The message? Get ready—because quantum is coming faster than we think.