Dr. Vivienne Ming is a “professional mad scientist for the public good.” A theoretical neuroscientist by training, she is a globally recognized expert on the intersection of artificial intelligence and human potential. Dr. Ming’s work is dedicated to a single, powerful idea: technology’s ultimate purpose isn’t to replace us, but... Read more
Dr. Vivienne Ming is a “professional mad scientist for the public good.” A theoretical neuroscientist by training, she is a globally recognized expert on the intersection of artificial intelligence and human potential. Dr. Ming’s work is dedicated to a single, powerful idea: technology’s ultimate purpose isn’t to replace us, but to build better, more capable, and more fully human people. She is the author of Robot-Proof: When Machines Have All the Answers, Build Better People.
After co-founding multiple companies and seeing her AI-driven innovations sold to major firms like Google and Apple, Dr. Ming shifted her focus to building new social and economic infrastructure. She is the co-founder and Executive Chair of The Human Trust, a non-profit building a “Fiduciary AI” model to the most profound human challenges: preventing Alzheimer’s, AI & education, predicting breast cancer, global talent development, postpartum depression, and preserving pluralism. She is also the Chief Scientist of Dionysus Health, a company she founded that combines AI and epigenetics for proactive, predictive healthcare to mothers and families.
Dr. Ming continues to bridge the gap between deep science and real-world impact. She serves as the Chair of the Neurotech Collider Lab at UC Berkeley’s Bakar Labs, holds an honorary professorship at the UCL Global Business School for Health, and serves on the advisory board of UC San Diego Cognitive Science. Her work provides leaders with a new, evidence-based toolkit for navigating the profound uncertainties of an AI-driven future.
Why do some teams thrive under pressure while others collapse? The answer lies in trust. Dr. Ming argues that trust is not a “soft skill” but a measurable neurobiological phenomenon. It is the brain’s antidote to uncertainty and an irreplaceable factor in building the smartest, most innovative teams....
Why do our best-laid plans for corporate culture so often fail? In this provocative and eye-opening talk, Dr. Ming reveals the surprising, often invisible, forces that truly drive human behavior in organizations. She presents a tale of two experiments and two multinational firms. In the first, she put...
Today’s AI is built on an extractive model that serves institutions, not individuals. Dr. Ming argues for a radical alternative: Fiduciary AI. This is technology that, like a doctor or a lawyer, is legally and ethically bound to act solely on behalf of the person it serves. Drawing...
This is not a talk about AI; it’s a talk about purpose. Dr. Ming begins with the intensely personal story of building the first ever AI for diabetes for her own son, a project born not from a business plan but from a parent’s love and a mad...
The story we’re told about AI is a race against the machines—a race we are destined to lose. This talk, based on Dr. Ming’s acclaimed book, offers a more hopeful and powerful alternative. The goal isn’t to compete with AI but to cultivate what makes us uniquely human....
In the age of AI, the smartest person in the room is no longer a person—it’s the room itself. The most successful organizations are those that master Hybrid Collective Intelligence (HCI), the seamless collaboration between human and machine minds. Drawing on her neuroscience research and her 30 years...