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Mike began by framing futurism as a form of historical pattern recognition. He explained that understanding current technological upheavals—particularly AI—requires looking back at how similar waves of innovation unfolded. Classic examples like simpler interfaces, smarter databases, and increased computational power set the stage. AI, long in the making for nearly a century, now stands at a "waterline" advancing towards increasingly complex domains, including executive decision-making and creative arenas.