I am truly honored to take part in a first-of-its-kind public debate in Romania on one of the most profound questions of our time: The AI Era: Paradise or Apocalypse? Held on October 15, as part of the IQ Digital Summit in Bucharest, the debate will bring together two opposing teams in the classic Oxbridge format, presenting and challenging the strongest arguments on both sides. The progress we've witnessed over the past few years, the past few months, and even the past few days has been nothing short of extraordinary. From breakthroughs in coding, mathematics, and medicine to advances across an ever-expanding range of fields, the pace of progress is both exhilarating, sobering and difficult to fully comprehend. Yet, beyond the many nuances, at the heart of this debate lies a deceptively simple question: Should we accelerate the development of artificial intelligence toward its full potential, or should we slow down, perhaps even stop? Whatever our individual convictions may be today, I suspect our children and grandchildren will one day look back at this period as the years before a great transition. A moment when humanity stood at the threshold of something it could barely begin to imagine. And perhaps, more importantly, a moment when the choices we made helped shape what came next. This is precisely why I believe these are among the most fascinating, important, and consequential questions we can engage with in public dialogue. To me, the future has never been something we should expect to happens to us. It has always been something we have a responsibility to help shape. Looking forward to a remarkable exchange of ideas. See you in Bucharest!