Helen Edwards

Helen Edwards is co-founder of the Artificiality Institute, a research organization that has spent a decade studying what AI does to human cognition, identity, and meaning-making.

Background

Helen previously co-founded Intelligentsia.ai (acquired by Atlantic Media). She has held executive technology roles at Meridian Energy, Pacific Gas & Electric, Quartz, and Transpower, leading large-scale technology transformations across energy, media, and infrastructure sectors. Her career navigating complex systems meets her current research focus: what happens to human thinking when AI is in the loop.

Concepts Introduced on Product Impact Podcast

• Cognitive Sovereignty — The ability to remain the author of your own thinking when using AI
• The Median Pull — The convergence effect AI has on the people who use it
• The Adjacent Possible — The innovation space only humans-with-AI can reach

Books & Publications

• Stay Human (2026, publishing weekly chapters) — Research-backed exploration of how AI changes identity, relationships, and meaning-making
• Make Better Decisions: How to Improve Your Decision-Making in the Digital Age (with Dave Edwards)

Episodes Featuring Helen Edwards

• S02E05 — Cognitive Sovereignty with Helen & Dave Edwards (guest)

Links

• LinkedIn
• Artificiality Institute
• Stay Human Podcast
• Artificiality Summit 2026 — October 22-24, Bend, Oregon