AI isn’t the enemy it’s the next evolution of learning. Matt Britton explains why banning AI from schools will harm tomorrow’s leaders and how business and education must unite to shape the future of work.

In October 2025, futurist and entrepreneur Matt Britton delivered a powerful keynote for Transfr, the New York–based edtech startup pioneering VR career training. Drawing from his bestselling book Generation AI, Britton explored how artificial intelligence and Generation Alpha will redefine education, creativity, and the future of work. He explained why the AI generation—today’s children who will never know a world without intelligent machines—demands a complete shift from memorization to problem-solving, creativity, and human judgment.

Through vivid examples and personal stories, Britton showed how AI is accelerating faster than any technology in history, creating both opportunity and responsibility for educators, businesses, and learners. His message to the Transfr audience was clear: the winners in the AI economy will be those who embrace curiosity, adaptability, and emotional intelligence.

This keynote recap unpacks Britton’s insights on AI-driven education, the rise of autonomous agents, and how platforms like Transfr’s immersive VR training can prepare future generations for a world where humans and machines learn—and work—side by side.

I is no longer just a tech trend—it’s reshaping careers, parenting, and culture at large. In this blog, Matt Britton breaks down on NBC News NOW why the fear of job loss and the challenge of raising kids in an AI-powered world have become household conversations, and what we must do to adapt. Based on his book Generation AI, this is your guide to navigating the future of work, education, and consumer behavior

“We’re not preparing kids for the future. They’re already living in it.”

That was one of the core ideas I shared on CNN This Morning while discussing my new book, Generation AI, and how this rapidly emerging technology is reshaping everything we thought we knew about parenting, education, work, and culture.

The message is simple: if you still think of AI as a trend—you’re already behind. For Generation Alpha, it’s their baseline. They’re growing up fluent in machine intelligence the way Millennials grew up fluent in the Internet.