On a recent warm fall evening at P&T Knitwear Bookstore, I had the pleasure of moderating a deep conversation with two brilliant minds: Gary Marcus, AI expert and author of “Taming Silicon Valley,” and Raffi Krikorian, CTO of the Emerson Collective and host of the podcast “Technically Optimistic.” Our discussion spanned the current and future role of AI in society, its impact on Gen Z, and the challenges of regulating AI in a profit-driven tech industry.