27/03/2026
Last week, Caroline Gorski took to the stage with The Economist for a very special event.
The event was hosted by Minds of All Kinds (MOAK), the 100% volunteer-led affinity group at The Economist Group, during Neurodiversity Celebration Week.
MOAK exists to create an environment where people feel genuinely comfortable talking about mental well-being and navigating the cyclical pressures of working life. It's a remarkable community, and they brought in exactly the right speaker.
With 30 years advising NATO, UNESCO and the House of Lords on emerging technology, Caroline could have delivered a masterclass in AI governance. Instead, she did something braver.
She talked about what it actually feels like to be a different kind of thinker in rooms that weren't built for you. About how the qualities so many of us have been told to dial down, the pattern-spotting, the parallel processing, the relentless connecting of ideas across unusual domains, are precisely the qualities the AI industry needs more of, not less.
She talked about building spaces where people don't have to fit in. About how an "unconventional" background in History and Literature became the foundation of a career shaping international AI policy.
And about why authentic leadership isn't one polished version of yourself, it's about creating the conditions where showing up fully doesn't feel like a risk.
For an audience navigating both professional pressure and personal well-being, the message landed somewhere deeper than strategy. The humans building this technology matter as much as the technology itself.
A huge thank you to MOAK for creating this space. And to everyone at The Economist Group who made the evening possible. π
Caroline is represented by Women of AI Agency of AI.
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