Will.i.am wants to future-proof a new generation

Culture Will.i.am wants to future-proof a new generation April 30, 20264:00 PM ET Chloe Veltman Pop star-turned-Arizona State University professor will.i.am teaches "The Agentic Self" at his headquarters in Los Angeles, Calif., on Jan. 14, 2026. Emily Choi/FYI.AI hide caption toggle caption Emily Choi/FYI.AI The Black Eyed Peas spoke to a generation in the 2000s with tracks like "I Gotta Feeling," "Let's Get it Started" and "Where is the Love?" Lately, however, co-founder will.i.am has been speaking to a new generation – quite literally – with his three-hour-long, weekly classes for Arizona State University on the theme of "agentic AI." Either beamed in on screens from Arizona State's main campus, or right there with him at the lecture theater he built as part of his business complex in…

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