Realistic AI Interview

Interviewer: Steve, it's 2025. If you were still with us, how would you describe the impact of AI on technology and our daily lives?

Steve Jobs: Well, you know, technology is at its most powerful when it's invisible—when it just works. AI is getting us ever closer to that ideal. The mundane tasks vanish, and what's left is a deeper connection between people and their ideas or creations. If we do it right, AI becomes a bicycle for the mind—a way to amplify our abilities, not replace them.

Interviewer: There's a lot of talk about AI replacing jobs and creativity. What's your take on that?

Steve Jobs: Tools don't replace the craftsman. They change the craft. Think of the Macintosh—it didn't replace designers, it gave them new superpowers. With AI, routine jobs will be automated, but that means people have a chance to work on more ambitious, creative problems. If we focus on making AI accessible—democratic, even—it can unleash another renaissance in creativity, not snuff it out. The risk isn't that AI replaces people; it's that we settle for mediocrity instead of using it to aim higher.

Interviewer: How would you have guided Apple, or any tech company, in integrating AI responsibly?

Steve Jobs: First, you have to start with the customer experience—not the technology. Ask: how will this make someone's life better? Privacy and trust aren't features—they're foundational. So, you design AI that respects people, that keeps their data local when it can, that's transparent. And, as always, you say no to a lot of things in order to focus on what really matters.

Interviewer: What excites you most about AI's future?

Steve Jobs: The possibility for deep personalization. Imagine technology that anticipates your needs without being intrusive. Imagine tools that help kids learn in their own way, or doctors diagnose more accurately. But most of all, I'm excited by the human hearts at the center of it. If AI can help us be more ourselves, more curious, more human—that's where the magic is.

Interviewer: If you had one piece of advice for technologists shaping AI in 2025, what would it be?

Steve Jobs: Stay hungry. Stay foolish. Don't let the tools dictate your vision; let your vision shape the tools. And remember—at the end of the day, it's all about making a dent in the universe for the better.