The future is digital.
Our connections are human.

At our recent OTGA Community Breakfast, futurist Steve Sammartino delivered an engaging and thought-provoking presentation about the extraordinary pace of technological change and the opportunities that AI will create. While much of Steve’s presentation focused on technology, AI and the increasingly powerful devices we carry in our pockets, there was also a broader message that resonated strongly with the values of the Trinity community: technology is ultimately a tool, and its greatest value will come from how we choose to use it to improve people’s lives.

We are entering a period in which AI will transform the way we work, learn, communicate and solve problems. The smartphone has already given individuals access to capabilities that would have been unimaginable only a generation ago. AI and robotics represent the next significant step, placing even greater knowledge and capability into the hands of individuals.

Yet at a time when technology can make us increasingly independent, Steve’s presentation was also a timely reminder of something technology cannot replace: the importance of human connection and community.

These values sit at the heart of the Old Trinity Grammarians’ Association (OTGA). Our community is strongest when OTGs remain connected to this network and also contribute to it.

That contribution takes many forms. It can be an OTG mentoring a younger graduate as they begin their career, volunteering time to support a Trinity club or event, providing philanthropic support, sharing professional experience, or simply making themselves available to help another member of our community. Steve’s own son, James, is in Year 8 and no doubt influenced Steve to agree to present his thoughts and ideas surrounding our future.

These acts strengthen the relationships between generations of OTGs and reinforce the idea that belonging to Trinity does not end when a student walks through the gates for the final time.

This is particularly important in a world that can often celebrate individual achievement ahead of collective responsibility. The Trinity community has an opportunity to demonstrate that success and service are not competing ideas. Indeed, some of the most meaningful measures of success are the positive impact we have on others and our willingness to use our experience, connections and resources to create opportunities for those around us.

Steve’s optimism about technology therefore provides an important challenge for all of us. As AI and robotics change our world, our values become more important, not less. Technology can connect us, educate us and empower us, but compassion, social responsibility and generosity remain fundamentally choices.

For the OTGA, that means continuing to foster lifelong connections and a culture where OTGs support the school, each other and give back to the community. Technology may transform the world the next generation inherits, but it will be service, generosity and community that help determine the kind of world we create and live in.

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