AI Can Fake a Pope at Burning Man. Can It Help Us Understand Anything Real?

Jared Ficklin, Chief Creative Technologist and Founding Partner at argodesign, argues that AI will soon generate not just images but fully running apps, ushering in what he calls the Real-Time Internet. That shift, he suggests, could even end ad-supported apps. With real-world examples, futurism, and humor, he explores intelligent appliances, the Age of Comprehension, and the assurance that technology should amplify human ability rather than merely emulate it.