Speaking

On music, mind and machines.

Talks on culturally inclusive AI, consciousness, the creative process, and where technology, spirituality and frontier science meet. Most of them open with the violin.

Jad speaking with a microphone in hand at the Berklee AI Music Summit
Berklee AI Music Summit, Boston, 2026

Speaking around the world.

Six cities on three continents, from Sydney and Brisbane to London, New York, Boston and Los Angeles.

SydneyICC Sydney, Techstars Demo Day, to 1,200 peopleUniversity of Sydney
BrisbaneBIGSOUND, Judith Wright Arts Centre
LondonMusic Ally Connect, The Brewery
New YorkWater & Music, Public Records
BostonMIT, a16z Tech WeekBerklee College of Music
Los Angelesa16z Tech Week, The Recording Club

Watch

Short excerpts from recent talks.

Music as an instrument of consciousnessUniversity of Sydney · July 2026
The Disaster 11, live on violinBerklee AI Music Summit, Boston · June 2026
What 12-tone machines can't heara16z Boston Tech Week at MIT · May 2026

Recordings

Talks and conversations, on stage and on air.

WatchMuseAI at Techstars Demo DayICC Sydney, to 1,200 people · 5:29
Coming soonThe Music AI Can't HearBerklee AI Music Summit · 33 min
Coming soonWhat's missing from the future of sounda16z LA Tech Week · 75 min
Coming soonA case for culturally inclusive music AIADCx Gather · 19 min
Listen5 Billion Reasons to Train AI on the Music Traditions of the Global SouthMusonomics, NYU · Podcast
ListenThe benefits of play, experimentation and creativityLawyers Weekly, The Protégé · Podcast

On stage

Photographs from talks, panels and showcases.

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