Why Sydney needs this conversation now
Sydney's financial services sector is under more scrutiny on AI than almost any other in the country. APRA's prudential guidance puts direct accountability for AI model decisions on human shoulders. That means the question of whether your people can actually think independently of their tools is not philosophical. It is regulatory.
The big four banks, the major insurers, and the professional services firms that advise them are all building AI into daily work. The risk is not that AI will make bad decisions. The risk is that the people nominally overseeing those decisions will stop questioning them.
Sydney's corporate conference calendar reflects how seriously local firms are taking this. The hard part is moving past awareness and into practice. That is what Steve's talk addresses.
What Steve covers
Steve's talk gives Sydney audiences a clear account of how AI changes the way people form judgements, and what to do about it. He draws on research into cognitive offloading, overreliance, and the specific conditions under which people stop checking their own reasoning.
For financial services audiences, he connects this directly to the compliance and oversight obligations firms already carry. For broader corporate audiences, he focuses on decision quality, professional accountability, and what it means to stay good at your job when AI is doing more of the visible work.
The session is built for people who are already using AI tools, not people being introduced to the concept. Sydney professionals do not need a primer. They need a framework for what comes next.
Topics for Sydney audiences
Steve speaks on cognitive sovereignty, the judgment economy, AI and creativity, and related topics. Full details on the Speaking page.
Book Steve for your Sydney event
If you are planning a corporate conference, leadership event, or offsite in Sydney and want to discuss whether Steve's work is a good fit, the Work with Me page has the details.