Bryony Cole (AU)

Bryony Cole is a prominent voice at the forefront of global conversations about artificial intelligence and human intimacy. For more than a decade, she has examined how emerging technologies reshape relationships, identity, and emotional life, positioning her as one of the leading interpreters of technology’s impact on human connection.She is the founder of Future of Sex, a pioneering media and research platform exploring how technology transforms intimacy. Through its 10,500+ subscriber newsletter, top-ranked podcast that’s been downloaded 1 million times, and world-first accelerator in the sextech space, she has built a substantial international audience and sustained body of work examining what happens when technology enters our most intimate spaces.Her TED talk, “The AI-Generated Intimacy Crisis,” garnered almost 400,000 official TED plays and generated hundreds of public comments and significant international debate. Bryony’s insights have been featured in major international outlets including The New York Times, The Financial Times, Wired, Vogue, Fast Company, TechCrunch, and The Australian Financial Review. She has appeared on HBO and Netflix. She collaborates regularly with academic and research institutions including the Kinsey Institute, The New School, the University of Melbourne, and the University of Queensland, and has developed graduate-level curriculum on sexuality and technology at the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS).Her professional network spans government, industry, and academia, including founders and senior leaders shaping the future of artificial intelligence. This access provides her rare insight into how emotionally responsive AI systems are designed, deployed, and experienced.