Future Worlds: How AI is Shaping our Planet, Work, and Human Experience

Artificial intelligence (AI) is not just changing technology. It is transforming how our world works. From the future of jobs to the way economies grow, innovate, and solve problems, AI is beginning to reshape the very foundations of human systems.

But what happens when the cost of ideas collapses? When discovery accelerates beyond traditional science? And when machines become partners in solving humanity’s biggest challenges?

This talk takes you on a fast-paced journey into the emerging 'future worlds' of AI. Drawing on cutting-edge insights from the Economics of AI Research Laboratory (EARL), it introduces bold new ways of thinking about innovation, sustainability, and human-AI collaboration, offering perspectives rarely encountered in mainstream discussions.

Explore how AI is:

• rapidly transforming the nature of work and the skills we value
• redefining economic growth, innovation, and scientific discovery
• driving a shift from scarcity-based thinking to a world of expanding knowledge and possibility
• raising new questions about alignment, ethics, and the future of human experience.

This event is highly interactive, and invites you to imagine, question, and debate different possible futures. Through real-world examples, thought experiments, and accessible explanations of complex ideas, we'll encourage you to reflect on where we're heading, and what role we can play in shaping these futures.

Whether you're curious about AI, concerned about jobs, or excited about the possibilities ahead, this talk offers an engaging and thought-provoking experience designed to leave you seeing the future in a completely new way.

Part of Chelmsford Science Festival 2026.