Speaking

Most people use AI to do the work for them. Jay teaches people how to use AI not as a shortcut to generate prose, but as a Socratic thinking partner to help them aim higher, think better, and deliver higher-quality work.

KeynotesHarvard, Wharton, Columbia, SXSW EDU, PopTech

ClientsAmazon, Bank of America, NeuroLeadership Institute, OpenAI

AudiencesUp to 2,000

Bookingjay@jaydixit.com

The Socratic AI Mindset

From AI Resistance to Engagement and Adoption

Organizations are investing heavily in AI. But employees are skeptical and feel threatened, worrying about being replaced, or rightly concerned that overrelying on AI will lead to lower-quality work. As a result, they resist adopting AI tools. This keynote introduces the Socratic AI mindset: a different way of thinking about AI that flips resistance into engagement by using AI as a Socratic thinking partner to help people aim higher, think better, and elevate the quality of their work.

AI as a Socratic Thinking Partner

How to Use AI to Aim Higher, Think Better, and Do Your Best Work

Organizations are spending millions on AI tools. But most employees are barely scratching the surface of what’s possible because they’re using AI to reduce effort for the same or worse results. Through live demonstrations, Jay shows the difference between lazy prompting and getting AI to ask the kind of meaningful, insight-inducing questions that help people surface their own best ideas, express themselves with greater clarity and precision, and improve their work through iterative feedback.

Storytelling for Leaders

How to Turn Any Message Into a Story That Captivates Attention, Stirs Emotion, and Moves People to Action

Most stories fail for one reason: they’re boring. And the problem isn’t delivery. Speakers present information without first giving the listener any reason to care or keep listening. Jay’s GHOST™ Method leverages the psychology of attention, using suspense to activate curiosity so listeners can’t turn away. The method works for keynotes, presentations, investor pitches, board briefings, and internal communications.

Stop Outsourcing Your Creativity to AI

AI as a Thinking Partner

Most people think of AI as a tool for generating text — a shortcut that outsources the creative process to a machine. Writer and educator Jay Dixit says we need to flip the script and let the AI ask us questions for a change.

In this PopTech talk, OpenAI alum Jay Dixit explains how to use AI not as a ghostwriter, but as a writer’s room, creative coach, and iterative thinking partner — an approach he calls “Socratic AI.” Instead of asking AI for answers, you use it to ask YOU questions to surface your OWN best ideas.

The hardest part of writing isn’t typing sentences — it’s figuring out what to write before you write it. Drawing on his experience teaching writing at Yale and leading OpenAI’s writing community, Jay demonstrates “reverse interviewing,” a technique that helps writers overcome blocks, uncover their best stories, and actually finish their creative projects.

Includes a Q&A with behavioral economist Dan Ariely on the value of productive struggle and how to protect the serendipitous, exploratory parts of the writing process.