AI is disrupting everything. Here's the human change plan. | Joel Pearson | TEDxSydney

Every government and corporation is racing to build out AI safety and governance, and almost none of them are building the only plan that actually matters, says neuroscientist and neuro-futurist Joel Pearson. We have mistaken an intelligence revolution for a technology revolution, and the mislabelling is already triggering an uncertainty pandemic in every human brain. In this clear-eyed look at the everything disruption now reshaping work, society, and the human mind, he offers the first AI change plan designed for humans rather than machines. Are we ready to use it? Joel Pearson is a Neuro Futurist, neuroscientist, author, Director of the Future Minds Lab, Deputy Director of Human Readiness at the UNSW AI Institute, and an ARC Future Fellow at the University of New South Wales. He initially studied art and filmmaking at the College of Fine Arts before turning to the scientific mysteries of human consciousness and the complexities of the brain. He is a prolific public speaker, writer, and world expert in Intuition, the psychology of AI, mental imagery, and Aphantasia. His debut book, The Intuition Toolkit: The New Science of Knowing What Without Knowing Why, was published in 2024. His pioneering research has significantly altered our understanding of intuition, the human imagination, aphantasia, and the psychological impact of AI on humanity. He is now helping companies prepare for the disruptive change of the AI revolution. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx