Kai Norwood

Kai Norwood is a futurist writer and product strategist who explores the intersection of artificial intelligence, human-centered design, and societal change. With a background in computational linguistics and interaction design, Kai translates technical ideas into practical narratives that help engineers, policymakers, and curious readers imagine how technologies will reshape daily life and institutions.

Kai writes with a blend of curiosity and skepticism: they celebrate creative uses of AI while probing ethical trade-offs, accessibility, and long-term consequences. Outside of writing, Kai consults with startups on inclusive AI experiences, runs workshops on speculative design, and mentors early-career technologists seeking to build responsible products. When not tinkering with language models or prototyping interfaces, Kai can be found sketching cityscapes, biking through neighborhood libraries, or experimenting with generative music.

Did China build a robot with a human brain?