EPISODE · Jan 14, 2026 · 23 MIN
AI journalist and author Jacob Ward
from InnovationAus Podcast · host innovationaus
In this episode of Commercial Disco, journalist and author Jacob Ward argues that AI is accelerating faster than our understanding of human behaviour, creating systems optimised to exploit our cognitive biases rather than elevate our decision-making. He warns that without new safeguards — from “cognitive liberty” protections to cultural norms that reject over-reliance on AI — we risk flattening human creativity, autonomy and agency at global scale.
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In this episode of Commercial Disco, journalist and author Jacob Ward argues that AI is accelerating faster than our understanding of human behaviour, creating systems optimised to exploit our cognitive biases rather than elevate our decision-making. He warns that without new safeguards — from “cognitive liberty” protections to cultural norms that reject over-reliance on AI — we risk flattening human creativity, autonomy and agency at global scale.
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