Nataša Briški: Technology Should Adapt to People, Not People to Technology
What happens to the human advantage when artificial intelligence becomes capable of increasingly complex cognitive work? At NT Business 2026, this question moves beyond technology and into leadership, culture, work and the way organizations adapt.
Nataša Briški will moderate Human Advantage: Leadership, Work and Organizations in the Age of AI, the second track of this year’s NT Business. Ahead of the conference, we asked her about leadership, talent, the skills that matter in a rapidly changing world and why future leaders might want to read more science fiction.
At a time when almost every conversation about artificial intelligence begins with technology, Nataša Briški insists on asking a different question: what is happening to people? Founder of Metina lista, podcast host, and co-creator of the Po pameti platform, she will moderate the Human Advantage track at NTK Business, exploring leadership, work and organizations in the age of AI.
I would not focus on learning specific tools or programming languages as if they were going to remain relevant until retirement. Some of them may not survive the next update. Instead, I would learn how to understand problems, ask better questions and critically evaluate results. Tools change. Poor judgement tends to be much more resilient.
Because science fiction does not predict a single future. It forces us to imagine several possible ones. It expands a leader’s imagination and reminds us that every technological solution comes with consequences that are usually absent from the sales presentation.
Leadership, because leadership ultimately determines what happens to the other two. Talent is probably less scarce than environments where people can do meaningful work, continue learning and use technology without fearing that every gain in efficiency is simply a prelude to the next round of layoffs.
I would come to NTK because we will not be talking only about what artificial intelligence can do, but above all about what people will do with it.
In the track I am moderating, I am particularly interested in whether organizations truly lack talent, or whether they mainly lack leaders who know how to recognize and develop that talent. I also want to explore how we can ensure that technology is designed around people, rather than people being forced to adapt to technology.
Because decisions about the future of work should not be made on impulse. They should be made wisely.
Nataša Briški is the founder and director of the Meta’s list Institute, one of Slovenia’s most prominent independent media platforms, as well as the creator and co-host of podcasts on media, politics and European affairs. She is currently developing “Po pameti – Being Human in an Age of Profound Technological Change”, a platform dedicated to accessible and open conversations about how artificial intelligence, automation, robotics, digitalisation and other technological changes affect our lives.
From 2003 to 2010, she was POP TV’s Washington correspondent, reporting on US and international politics, including for BBC World Report. Today, she advises on strategic and media communication and public speaking, while also moderating conferences, expert panels and other events.
