Finding the Humanity in AI — 80+ Global Conversations

🎥 Recorded live at the MLOps World | GenAI Summit 2025 — Austin, TX (October 8, 2025) Session Title: Finding the Humanity in AI: 80+ Global Conversations Speaker: Graham Toppin, Co-Founder, PeerLabs.ai Abstract: When exploring GenAI’s impact for an upcoming TMLS panel, Graham Toppin began by asking a few colleagues for their perspectives. Those 15 conversations quickly turned into 80+ dialogues with people around the world, spanning technologists, artists, educators, and entrepreneurs — all grappling with the same question: what does it mean to be human in an AI-driven world? In this lightning talk, Graham shares heartfelt insights from this global journey, reflecting on how people everywhere are learning to coexist with AI — their hopes, fears, and the surprising ways technology is reshaping identity, creativity, and connection. What you’ll learn: • How people across industries and cultures are experiencing AI’s rise • The emotional and ethical dimensions often overlooked in AI innovation • Why centering the human experience is essential to building better AI systems.