# Why humans should merge with AI

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2026
- Speaker: D. Scott Phoenix
- Year: 2026
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, Computer science, History
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/d_scott_phoenix_why_humans_should_merge_with_ai)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Deep tech entrepreneur D. Scott Phoenix spent years building AI — now, he believes we're on the cusp of a profound merger between humans and machines. Reframing the AI debate through the lens of evolutionary biology, he shifts the question from whether we should fear or embrace AI to whether we understand what's at stake if we get it wrong. Hear his provocative case for why we need to "eat the AI."

## Lectures

1. [Why humans should merge with AI](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/d_scott_phoenix_why_humans_should_merge_with_ai/0938ec65457c), 12 min (TED's player)