09/06/2026
AI is no longer something we are waiting for in the future.
It is already here, shaping the way we live, work, move and make decisions every single day.
From the routes we take on our phones, to the content we see on our screens, to the systems businesses rely on behind the scenes, artificial intelligence has quietly become part of the infrastructure of modern life. Most of the time, we don’t even notice it happening.
But according to Alon Alkalay, Senior Privacy Counsel at Bolt, that is exactly the point, AI is not arriving loudly. It is integrating quietly, deeply and at scale.
In a recent conversation on The ORT Jet Business Show, Alon unpacked what this shift really means for individuals, businesses and society as a whole.
One of his key messages was simple but powerful:
We are already living in the AI era, we just haven’t fully realised it yet.
AI is not a new concept. It has existed in theory since the 1950s. What has changed is the scale of data, computing power and advanced systems that now allow it to operate across industries and everyday life.
But the next shift, according to Alon, will be even more significant.
We are moving toward “agentic AI”, systems that don’t just respond to instructions, but can independently make decisions, take actions and even collaborate across tasks like digital teams. This will fundamentally change how organisations operate, how work is structured and what skills are needed to stay relevant.
At the same time, this rapid advancement raises important questions around privacy, ethics and governance.
AI systems rely heavily on personal data, behaviour, preferences, interactions and digital footprints, often in ways most people don’t fully see or understand. This makes responsible governance not just a technical issue, but a human rights issue.
Alon also highlighted a critical risk in how we interact with AI today: automation bias: the tendency to trust machine-generated outputs without sufficient human scrutiny. As AI becomes more convincing, the need for human judgement becomes even more essential.
Yet despite these challenges, his outlook remains optimistic.
He points to breakthroughs like protein-folding research by Google DeepMind as an example of how AI can accelerate scientific discovery and unlock solutions to some of humanity’s most complex problems.
So what will matter most in this new world?
Not just technical skills.
But human ones.
Adaptability. Leadership. Communication. Emotional intelligence. Judgement.
And perhaps most importantly... taste. The ability to recognise what truly matters in a world of infinite information and intelligent systems.
Because as AI becomes more capable, the real advantage won’t lie in competing with machines.
It will lie in learning how to think, decide and lead more humanly than ever before.
This conversation is a reminder that we are not just witnessing a technological shift.
We are living through a human one.
