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07/08/2026

What Happens If the AI Market Crashes?

What if the biggest risk in AI isn't the technology itself—but the race to build it?

Alvin Wang Graylin challenges one of the defining assumptions of our time: that the pursuit of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) is inevitable—and always worth accelerating.

Why are AI labs racing ahead at unprecedented speed? Who benefits from that race? And what happens if the AI market crashes before society is ready?
Rather than accepting the future as something predetermined, Alvin argues that we all have a role to play in shaping a future where AI serves humanity—not the other way around.

🎬 Watch the full talk now: https://youtu.be/0mZwaUUKlQE?si=l55HSNF9PmEkQNrf

30/07/2026

How Automation and AI Make Financial Crime Easy

AI is transforming finance—but it's also transforming financial crime.

In this eye-opening TEDxBerlin talk, Martin Rehak explores how automation, AI, and increasingly sophisticated criminal networks are lowering the barriers to cybercrime. What once required expert skills can now be carried out by almost anyone with a laptop, the right tools, and a financial motive.

As AI accelerates both innovation and exploitation, Martin explains what has changed, why the threat landscape is evolving so rapidly, and what individuals, organisations, and governments need to do to stay ahead.

A timely reminder that the future of AI isn't just about opportunity—it's also about resilience.

🎬 Watch the full talk now: https://youtu.be/5Bakd8Ee4mw?si=5pOwgASRqJ5m177p

29/07/2026

AI Doesn’t Have a Trust Problem. We Do!

What if our biggest concern about AI isn’t the technology itself—but us?

In this inspiring TEDxBerlin talk, Shani Lehrer challenges one of the most common assumptions about artificial intelligence. She argues that AI is not creating a trust crisis—it is reflecting one that already exists.

Drawing on more than two decades of advising leaders and CEOs, Shani explores how AI amplifies the values, intentions, and behaviours we bring to it. The real question, she says, is not whether we can trust AI—but whether AI can trust us.

A powerful reminder that the future of AI will be shaped by the quality of our own leadership, integrity, and humanity.

🎬 Watch the full talk now: https://youtu.be/Uh-y1XX1qzg?si=4YHAQasAV4IDTFuC

28/07/2026

Telling the Story of Wars in the Era of AI

How do we tell the truth about war in an age of AI, deepfakes, and endless streams of information?

In this powerful conversation from TEDxBerlin, award-winning war correspondent Bel Trew joins Bruno Giussani to explore how conflict reporting is changing in the age of artificial intelligence.

Drawing on her experiences reporting from the Middle East, Ukraine, and other conflict zones, Bel reflects on the challenge of witnessing war firsthand while simultaneously watching it unfold through social media—where verified journalism competes with misinformation and AI-generated content.

Together, they discuss what this means for journalism, public trust, and how AI can both challenge and strengthen the way we report the world's most important stories.

🎬 Watch the full conversation now: https://youtu.be/xCt0n5zgSMM?si=F1ltlQmFf7pFzs5B

22/07/2026

Cross-Thinkers Must Inherit the World of AI

What if the future of AI doesn't belong to the biggest models—but to the people who think across disciplines, cultures, and lived experiences?

In this compelling TEDxBerlin talk, Bright Simons introduces the Social Edge Paradox: as AI automates more knowledge work, it risks losing the human experiences and tacit knowledge that make intelligence possible in the first place.

Drawing on examples from Africa's informal economies, Bright challenges us to rethink who will shape the next generation of AI—and why the world's greatest innovators may be found far beyond Silicon Valley.

A powerful perspective on intelligence, innovation, and the future we choose to build.

🎬 Watch the full talk now: https://youtu.be/5wRgavN5LBY?si=WYG5zqhA6u4ILuNc

17/07/2026

Why the Future of AI Will Be Decided by Communities

Who really shapes the future of AI?

While governments debate regulation and companies compete to build more powerful models, Elena Poughia argues that the real drivers of AI adoption are the communities that bring people together to learn, collaborate, and build trust.

Drawing on more than a decade of experience developing AI ecosystems across Europe, Elena makes the case that technology alone won’t determine our future—people will.

A powerful reminder that the future of AI is something we create together.

🎬 Watch the full talk: https://youtu.be/C_S4YZJaPFM?si=7cBZAP_J5CArw5rc

17/07/2026

Time Does Not Rehearse: Imagination and Storytelling in the Age of AI

What happens to imagination when AI begins anticipating our thoughts before we’ve fully formed them?

In this captivating TEDxBerlin talk, filmmaker Marco Gentile explores how generative AI is changing not only the way we create—but the very conditions that make storytelling, authorship, and human freedom possible.

Blending filmmaking, philosophy, and personal experience, Marco invites us to reflect on what it means to create in a world where technology can generate endless possibilities—but time, and life, remain beautifully irreversible.

A thought-provoking talk for anyone curious about the future of creativity in the age of AI.

🎬 Watch the full talk now: https://youtu.be/R_4usMpAfpk?si=nUN7C5Vfn6DXgM8L

15/07/2026

Why Europe Was Never Behind in AI

Has Europe really fallen behind in AI—or have we been measuring the wrong race all along?

Alexander Woellwarth-Lauterburg challenges one of the most common narratives in technology today. Drawing on his experience building within the AI industry, he argues that the future of AI won’t be decided solely by who builds the biggest models—but by who creates the most trusted, resilient, and impactful AI ecosystems.

A fresh perspective on Europe’s role in shaping the next chapter of AI.

🎬 Watch the full talk now: https://youtu.be/bzjQ8WTQA5o?si=8_UAaJMFY05ju6VA

15/07/2026

Why AI Forces Us to Rethink Leadership and Organizations

AI isn’t just transforming the way we work—it is fundamentally changing how organizations function.

In this TEDxBerlin talk, Florian Bankoley explores why the leadership models and organizational structures that have served us for decades may no longer be enough in the age of AI.

As intelligence becomes distributed and decision-making is increasingly supported by AI, leaders face new questions: How do we build trust? Who holds authority? And what does effective leadership look like when organizations are no longer held together by hierarchy alone?

A must-watch for anyone leading teams, building organizations, or navigating AI-driven change.

🎬 Watch the full talk now: https://youtu.be/iHH-2EaX5o4?si=OL_u-1-2_rOCYdbR

14/07/2026

🎥 Now on YouTube: Why AI Needs Legal Logic to Strengthen Democracy

Democracy depends on rules. But what happens when those rules become too complex for people—and even governments—to understand and apply?

In this thought-provoking TEDxBerlin talk, Ina Remmers explores how AI could either deepen the growing crisis of trust in public institutions—or become a powerful tool for making laws more transparent, accessible, and fair.

Drawing on personal experience, real-world political failures, and her work with Rulemapping, she offers a compelling vision for how technology can strengthen democracy—if we build it with legal logic and human values at its core.

🎬 Watch the full talk: https://youtu.be/lpz9Nv6LPuI?si=AOqAcIK64yWsKFwV

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