Nilay Patel believes artificial intelligence has the power to change society in ways not seen since the advent of the smartphone. “The smartphone changed so many things, so fast,” said Patel, the co-founder and editor-in-chief of The Verge, the technology and culture site from Vox Media, who delivered the second keynote address Friday for ABA Techshow, pointing out that smartphones created so many winners and losers and “there is a real hunger to see that level of change again, to create that opportunity one more time. And now there is AI, and I think we can feel that pressure,” added Patel, who also is a former lawyer.
Mar 27, 2026 6:45 PM CDT
