Now that AI is here and we’ve made first contact, we need to ask ourselves, are we making the most of this transformative technology? The delta between what we know about our health and our actual health has never been greater. The science is clear on what we should be doing in our daily lives — our food, movement, sleep, stress management and connections — to stay healthy. I've been thinking about how AI can help us close that delta, and here are 12 of my thoughts:

1. AI needs a new story.

AI needs a bigger narrative that touches people’s hearts and minds. Because there are two audiences at play, and so far those building AI have been speaking only to one of them: the small circle of those in technology, business and media. In this next AI chapter, they need to speak more to the second audience, which happens to be the rest of the world. Especially since a new Pew Research poll found that three-quarters of AI experts think the technology will benefit them personally, but only a quarter of the public does, while 51% of U.S. adults are more concerned about AI than excited.

And increasingly, the story most people are hearing is about how AI is going to take their jobs. A recent Axios piece reported on the trend of CEOs “giving employees an AI fright — warning them the new technology could make many workers obsolete, while at the same time urging them to start using it right away.” We need a new story on how AI can empower us and tangibly improve our health, education, relationships and much more.

2. AI can be a catalyst for human growth.

We’re hard-wired to grow and evolve and become the best versions of ourselves. Those are our built-in prompts. But how are we responding to them? And how can we use AI to help us fulfill our purpose, both individually and collectively?

3. We need to evolve alongside AI.

AI is evolving rapidly. And to make the most of it in our lives, we also need to invest in our own growth and evolution. Investing in helping humans evolve should be as high a priority as investing in AI.