Your AI Coworker is Here, Friend or Foe | David Hartmann | TEDxVeroBeach

In Your AI Coworker Is Here — Friend or Foe, David Hartmann challenges how we think about artificial intelligence in the workplace. As AI rapidly shifts from tool to teammate, David explores what this new dynamic means for creativity, productivity, trust, and the future of work.

Drawing from his experience as founder and CEO of The SilverLogic, as well as his work advising startups and mentoring emerging entrepreneurs, David examines how AI can either amplify human potential—or quietly erode it—depending on how it is designed, adopted, and led. He addresses common fears around automation while reframing AI as a collaborator that can free people to focus on higher-value thinking, innovation, and problem-solving.

This talk invites leaders, builders, and everyday professionals to move beyond the question of whether AI belongs at work, and instead ask a more important one: how do we choose to work with it? Because the future of work won’t be decided by technology alone—but by the humans who deploy it. David Hartmann is a tech innovator on a mission to break down barriers between big ideas and real-world impact.

As the founder and CEO of The SilverLogic, he has made a career out of turning imaginative concepts into cutting-edge software solutions. Fueled by a passion for innovation and AI, David combines deep technical expertise with sharp business insight to turn bold visions into reality. 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