Thomas Damen, speaker on AI, philosophy and human thought
Timeless thinking for an artificial age.
The world is shouting AI. Some fear for their jobs. Others see a solution to almost everything. I ask the question underneath it all: who are we when everything can be prompted?
No tour of the latest tools and models. A journey through philosophy, history and technology. With humour, and without smoothing over the difficult questions.
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Keynotes that get a room thinking. AI training that helps teams practise attention, creativity and independent thinking.
A keynote opens the conversation about AI and what it does to us. In training, your team practises with its own work. Arranging the training? Tell me what you want to learn, and I will tailor the programme. One-to-one support is also available for individual questions.
Who are we when everything can be prompted?
Keynote
60–90 min + 15–30 min Q&A · €2,950 excluding VAT and travel
AI is usually about speed, ROI and what technology can do. My keynote is about us: what happens when we outsource not only work, but writing and thought?
I see developers with brainfry after heavy AI use. I see pen and paper disappear. I also see how the same technology can make us more inventive.
That tension drives a story full of philosophy, history and technology. With humour, humanity and realism. I want people to leave with something to think about.
AI that makes room.
AI training for teams
Tailored programme, duration and fixed price · English or Dutch, in person
Your team switches between tabs, rewrites drafts and gets more and more suggestions. How can AI help the work move forward while people keep thinking for themselves?
We practise attention, creativity and judgement. Participants carry out a concrete task, check the result and make their own choice. Your learning goals, group size and working situation shape the programme.
After a short introduction, you receive a programme and a fixed tailored price.
About working with Thomas · translated from Dutch
“Thomas effortlessly thinks big about the impact of AI, then just as easily helps you apply it in your work tomorrow.”
I believe AI can strengthen the qualities that make us human.
I am an entrepreneur and a former COO at AI startup TwoFeetUp. Technology is not something I only discuss on stage. At the same time, I need books, pen and paper to notice what I think.
I am fairly conservative as an entrepreneur and progressive as a thinker. I need both worlds.
I am not interested in a race between humans and machines. I want to know how AI can make us more resourceful and creative without taking over our judgment.
If you cannot explain an AI-supported decision, you are not ready to approve it.
Not every question needs a room.
One-to-one · bookable by the hour · rate on request · English or Dutch · online or in person
Want to go deeper? In my 1-to-1 sessions, we build. Always two things: clearer strategic thinking and a personal AI setup for managing your work and day. Online or in person.
I write to give attention to what I think.
My monthly digital post. Sometimes an essay, sometimes a letter. About AI, philosophy, history and what I am still trying to understand. Currently in Dutch.
Monthly · Dutch · free
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What is going on in your organisation, team or own work?
Tell me briefly. We will see which format fits.