Top futurist Amy Webb sees Fortune 500 firms suffering from ‘learned helplessness’ with AI, like taxi drivers who need Google Maps

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What happened

“Let’s be fair, Fortune 500 companies are pretty late to the party on this,” said Webb, founder and CEO of the Future Today Strategy Group.

Key facts

  • “Let’s be fair, Fortune 500 companies are pretty late to the party on this,” said Webb, founder and CEO of the Future Today Strategy Group.
  • Reported by Fortune and published Fri, 02 Oct 2026 17:03:16 UTC.

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  1. Bosses of three firms that supply trains to UK railways made £3.5m last year

  2. Top futurist Amy Webb sees Fortune 500 firms suffering from ‘learned helplessness’ with AI, like taxi drivers who need Google Maps

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