About this talk
This talk, presented by Leïla Maidane from InterSkillar, discusses the implications of AI systems designed to optimize individual productivity and how they affect collaboration, trust, and collective intelligence. Recorded at Open Community Experience 2026 in Brussels, the keynote explores how current AI design prioritizes measurable outputs, which can undermine collaboration and human relationships in organizational settings. By referencing Goodhart's Law, the speaker illustrates the pitfalls of optimizing for specific metrics and its potential to distort outcomes, leading to reduced intrinsic motivation and declining team performance. Maidane also highlights the societal ramifications, including increased polarization and fragmentation of shared realities, concluding with a framework for evaluating AI systems to enhance collective capabilities instead of diminishing them.
