When Mary Shelley penned "Frankenstein" in 1816, it was in response to a bet, not an effort to shape society. But the now-famous novel and other classic and contemporary speculative works can inspire ideas about our future, our society and maybe even our social policies. Those were some of the themes explored in a recent ASU webinar.

An ASU professor and Thunderbird alum have teamed up — with a little help from AI — to publish “AI and the Art of Being Human,” a practical, optimistic and human-centric guide to navigating the age of artificial intelligence.