InspiringApps at TED2025: Initial Reflections and More to Come

Last week, Vancouver became the epicenter of critical conversation as TED2025: Humanity Reimagined brought together the world’s leading thinkers around a profound question: 

In the age of AI—“What are humans for?” 

InspiringApps’ Head of Strategic Partnerships, Natalie Bragg, represented our team at this landmark event.

A Gathering of Minds at a Critical Moment

In an era where AI capabilities are expanding at unprecedented speed, this year’s TED gathering couldn’t have come at a more critical time. The conference assembled an extraordinary lineup of voices—from technology pioneers to ethical watchdogs, from creative visionaries to cautious skeptics—all wrestling with what it means to be human in an increasingly automated world.

While we’re still processing the full depth of what we experienced, one thing is immediately clear: the line between culture, politics, humanity, and machine intelligence is growing increasingly complex, with profound implications for how we design and build the applications that shape daily life.

Questions Worth Exploring

The conference’s central question calls for deeper exploration of the line between humanity and evolving technologies that potentially challenge our understanding of what is truly and irreplaceably human, resonating with questions we often contemplate at InspiringApps, like:

• How might we leverage AI’s power to solve some of humanitys most significant challenges while thoughtfully charting a path that safeguards against the unintended consequences of handing over our agency in ways that stand to change the way we work, live, and thrive?
• What thoughtful boundaries create both innovation and protection?
• Where do we find the balance between benefiting from AI’s efficiency and immense capacity while regulating AI to build technologies that responsibly use its power?

These questions represent an ongoing exploration for us—a conversation we’re having internally, with our partners, and within the broader technology community. The discussions at TED2025 add valuable perspective to this dialogue.

Ideas That Power Better Technology

Technology is a reflection of what we value and who we aspire to become.

At InspiringApps, we believe that technology is most meaningful when it’s informed by thoughtful consideration of its human impact. The questions raised at TED2025 remind us why we gather for events like these in the first place: powerful ideas shape how we build, collaborate, and create.

If you’re curious about the intersection of technology and humanity or how these considerations might apply to your own technological challenges, we welcome the conversation. To connect, reach out to natalie@inspiringapps.com.