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## Segment 2 — futures

## Article 73 — a073

# Amy Webb

**Amy Webb** is a **quantitative futurist**, CEO of the [[entity-org-future-today-institute|Future Today Institute]], and a professor of **strategic foresight** at the New York University Stern School of Business. She is the author of several books on emerging technology, including *The Genesis Machine: Our Quest to Rewrite Life in the Age of Synthetic Biology* — a background that foreshadows the essay's biotech emphasis.

**Role in this source:** Sole author and cited voice of *"Why 'Living Intelligence' Is the Next Big Thing,"* published by [[entity-org-harvard-business-review-d2|Harvard Business Review]]. Every quote, claim, and recommendation in this vault is attributable to her.

**Attributed contributions in this vault:**
- Coined/framed the central concept: [[concept-living-intelligence|Living Intelligence]] and its sub-concepts [[concept-large-action-models|LAMs]], [[concept-personal-large-action-models|PLAMs]], [[concept-corporate-large-action-models|CLAMs/GLAMs]], [[concept-generative-biology|genBio]], [[concept-organoid-intelligence|OI]], and [[concept-advanced-sensors|advanced sensors]].
- Advanced the claims [[claim-ai-myopia]], [[claim-sensor-ubiquity]], and [[claim-bioengineering-gpt]].
- Authored the [[framework-living-intelligence-positioning|5-step positioning framework]] and its action items [[action-ask-what-if]] and [[action-identify-pilots]].
- Delivered the quotes [[quote-starting-line]], [[quote-everything-engine]], and [[quote-llm-vs-lam]].
- Holds the contrarian positions [[contrarian-ai-is-not-the-end]] and [[contrarian-bioengineering-supremacy]].

> *Canonical reference (enrichment):* Future Today Institute / Amy Webb author page and professional profile; associated with "Living Intelligence" and future-tech scenario planning.