Jacob Ward
Award-winning technology journalist & author and former NBC News correspondent
Drawing on decades of in-depth reporting on technology and extensive research into human behavior and decision-making, Jacob will discuss:
- The ways in which AI reinforces predictable and problematic patterns of human behavior
- The psychological, social, political and financial conditions that make us uniquely vulnerable to misusing AI
- How to make informed decisions as parents about AI
- What to embrace and what not to embrace about AI at different developmental stages
- The foundational skills that will equip our children to chart a path of meaning, purpose, and integrity in an increasingly automated world
Recorded by Davis Media Access at the Richard Brunelle Performance Hall in Davis, CA on January 8, 2026.