AI doesn't have a trust problem. We do! | Shani Lehrer | TEDxBerlin

Our anxiety about a world with artificial intelligence may be misdirected — Historically, the real trust crisis, is not in the machine, but in the humans feeding it. Drawing on over twenty years advising leaders and CEOs, Shani Lehrer names AI as our most honest mirror, amplifying whatever we bring to it — fear or courage, ego or sovereignty. In this talk, she offers a method for staying true to who we are, so we can be trustworthy stewards for AI to emulate and amplify, not the worst, but the best of our magnificent humanity. Shani Lehrer is a strategic consultant, founder and creator of the Inner Geopolitics Method — a framework for inner leadership and how to navigate internal states with the same clarity and precision typically applied to external systems and global challenges. Over the past two decades, she has worked with world leaders, Fortune 500 executives, elite athletes, and artists, bridging advanced mind management with authentic, impactful leadership. With academic foundations in Economics and ongoing PhD research in Natural Medicine, Shani also works as a speaker, podcast host, and author. Her work focuses on helping leaders align who they are with what they build — amplifying their influence to compound across companies, communities, countries, and beyond. 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