Two days ago, I read about the $250 billion investment from Nvidia and OpenAI going into the next wave of AI. Billions of dollars, tons of land, and data centers that use more power than cities.

While you think it’s another of Big Tech’s excesses. For me, it’s a sign that only big ideas lead to the future. You can’t build a legacy thinking small.

Each generation starts with projects that seem crazy at first. I read about when people thought railroads were too dangerous. I remembered people condemning the inflow of computers because they were used to typewriters.

There is no doubt that ambition alone does not mean you will succeed. A big vision can still fail. Fortunes can disappear. Big companies have closed down. But I would rather try the impossible than settle for the normal.

Those who move civilization forward didn’t ask for permission. They build because they believe the future will catch up with their conviction. All you need is believe.

Henry Ford once said, if they had asked what the people needed, they would have asked for a faster horse. Meanwhile, it was the right time for wheels to come in.

People must have told you to keep things small and keep your head down. There is wisdom in all of that.

But there is another kind of wisdom no one talks about. Knowing when an opportunity is ripe and that it needs your full attention.

While not all of your ambitions will succeed, every of your breakthroughs starts with one.

So, your biggest limitation is not capital or technology. It is imagination. It starts with an idea. I don’t want you to underestimate what the world could become because you judge tomorrow using today’s assumptions.

Whether these investments in AI deliver everything its champions promise is something we all will live to see.

I know that the people who shape the future don’t seek permission. Instead, they seek forgiveness if necessary. Keep building.

See you tomorrow.

Oluboba Ayodeji