Runway CEO: those who can imagine different futures will build the future
c_valenzuelab · x · 2026-09-12
Runway CEO Cristóbal Valenzuela argues that most new technologies are first understood through existing mental models — like mobility seen only as better carriages — and that today's takes on AI suffer the same lazy framing, treating it as a "steam-powered" version of what we already know. His conclusion: those who can imagine different futures will build the future.
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