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A person in black stands beside a red TED AI San Francisco banner. An event schedule for Oct 22 is shown with panels from 1-7 PM.

What Happens When AI Stops Being a Tool and Starts Being a Teammate?

That question came alive during the TED AI panel discussions on day 2 of the conference, where founders, CEOs, and futurists wrestled with what it means to design, lead, and govern in a world of “alien intelligence”, per Manoj Saxena definition.

Nov 34 min read

Robot peeks from behind a wall. Text: "To understand where we're going, there's pressure to build AIs to replace human labor." Yoshua Bengio.

Yoshua Bengio at TED2025: A Call for Safer, More Thoughtful AI

As I sat in the audience at TED2025, I felt chills as I listened to Yoshua Bengio's impassioned plea.

Jun 41 min read

TED 2024: The Brave and the Brilliant for a New AI and Tech World (Part 2)

Here's my summary on this year's TED and the world of AI and technology.

May 7, 20246 min read

I Was About To Publish My Book, Then AI Came Along

Sometimes, we must look back to realize how far we've come. Exactly one year ago, I thought my book "Fire Up Innovation: Sparking and...

Mar 7, 20242 min read

A Brief #TED2023 Summary

At TED2023, this year theme was Possibility and that what we got. We saw glimpses of a future without clear outcomes.

Aug 25, 20233 min read

At TED2023, My Eyes Were Opened.

Two months ago, I knew very little about AI and was just viewing ChatGPT as an improved assistant. Going to TED opened my eyes to the...

Jul 21, 20237 min read

Beyond "baby AI": what's in the horizon? My learnings from TED and TED AI

How AI is changing innovation is a lens through which I view everything these days. While I do not have the answer (nobody does), I hope...

May 4, 20233 min read