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Talks, on tape.

18 recorded talks, panels and interviews: AI strategy, governance, copyright, creativity and the odd hard question, captured on stages around the world.

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Keynote

World Summit AI · Amsterdam

Why the best AI models will pay royalties

Matthew moderates a headline session on why the strongest AI models will end up paying royalties to the people whose work they learn from.

RoyaltiesCopyright
Keynote

TEDxVitosha · Sofia

How AI hijacks your brain’s love circuits

A TEDx talk on how the brain struggles to tell human connection apart from AI interaction.

NeuroscienceHuman connection

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Keynote

The TechArena · Stockholm

AI’s positive developments

A TechArena keynote on where AI is already delivering, from AI-assisted filmmaking and content creation to energy and sustainability, drawn.

Content creationSustainability
Panel

World Summit AI

Degenerative AI? Moving beyond the constraints of LLMs

Matthew hosts a fireside on where AI goes once the limits of large language models start to bite.

Beyond LLMsAI strategy
Keynote

World Summit AI · Amsterdam

AI in media: empower or devour?

A keynote on whether AI empowers the media industry or devours it.

MediaNewsrooms
Podcast

AI & the Media World

Mistral AI: the European answer to Big Tech?

A podcast on whether Europe can compete with the US and China on AI, and what that means for media.

EU AI ActSovereignty
Panel

World Summit AI · Amsterdam

Strategic leadership in the AI era

Matthew moderates a headline panel on leading an organisation through the AI era, with senior figures from AWS, PepsiCo, EY and Kimberly-Cla.

LeadershipGovernance
Panel

World Summit AI · Amsterdam

The new creative standard: why the future of creativity is hybrid

A fireside on why the future of creative work is a hybrid of human and machine.

Hybrid creativityCreators
Panel

EBRD

Africa’s digital take-off: fast-tracking digital transformation and AI

An EBRD panel on how sub-Saharan Africa can leapfrog to a digital-first economy.

DevelopmentAfrica
Podcast

Digital Government Podcast

What leaders must know about the game of AI governance

A Digital Government Podcast episode on governing AI before it outpaces the institutions meant to oversee it.

AI governance
Panel

World Summit AI

Future-proofing with AI: from adoption to optimisation

Matthew moderates a panel of early adopters on moving from simply adopting AI to optimising it, with senior leaders from Ericsson, Scotiaban.

AdoptionOptimisation
Keynote

Tallinn Digital Summit · Tallinn

Unleash or regulate: AI’s near-future impact on Europe’s content and digital industries

A keynote on the choice facing Europe between unleashing and regulating AI.

RegulationEurope
Panel

Tallinn Digital Summit · Tallinn

Bridging the global digital divide: cyber capacity and digital skills

A panel on closing the global digital divide through cyber capacity and digital skills.

Digital skillsCyber
Keynote

Data Science Festival

Red, Amber, Green: decoding AI’s impact on the creative landscape

Matthew uses his trademarked Tech Traffic Light Tracker to read AI’s impact on the creative landscape: the breakthroughs in green, the chall.

CreativityTraffic Light Tracker
Panel

LSE · London

Shaping the future: AI in the workplace

An LSE panel on AI in the workplace, focused on transparency, fairness, accountability and inclusion.

Future of workGovernance
Podcast

Bridging the Gap

Bridging the gap: how media can support young people in the age of AI

A Future Media Hubs podcast on how media organisations can help young creators use AI in storytelling.

Young creatorsMedia
Panel

DACS · London

AI & Creativity: protecting creators in the age of AI

A DACS panel on protecting creators whose work is used to train AI, often without permission or payment.

CopyrightCreators
Keynote

Web Summit · Lisbon

Is AI a ticket to winning Oscars, or a time limit on careers in film?

A Web Summit talk on AI’s sweeping influence across the creative sector, complete with a short film made entirely by AI.

FilmmakingCreators

Inside the talk library

This library collects Matthew Blakemore’s recorded keynotes, panels and interviews on artificial intelligence, filmed at events across Europe and North America. The recurring subjects are the ones he works on daily: why AI models should pay royalties to the creators whose work trains them, how the EU AI Act and international standards such as ISO/IEC 8183 will reshape business, and what genuinely responsible AI adoption looks like inside large organisations.

Use the filters to jump between keynotes, panels and podcasts. Each recording links to the original event where possible, and the featured sessions at the top are a good place to start if you are evaluating Matthew as a speaker for your own stage. For booking enquiries, the speaking page covers topics, formats and availability.

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