Keynotes · Panels · Workshops · Podcasts

What the brain can teach AI.

William A. Lambos, Ph.D. — neuroscientist, clinical neuropsychologist, and author

Clear, evidence-driven talks on brain-inspired AI, the limits of today’s models, neuropsychology, and the future of intelligence — for audiences of researchers, technologists, clinicians, and investors.

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William A. Lambos, Ph.D.
William A. Lambos, Ph.D. Author, Brain-Inspired Artificial Intelligence
Licensed clinical neuropsychologistIncluding forensic neuropsychological assessment
Neuroscientist & data scientistQEEG, connectomics, AI/ML modeling
AuthorBrain-Inspired Artificial Intelligence (2026)
Invited speakerLuria Institute · LOGYTalks · Goldberg Symposia · Substack Live

Signature Talks

Talks built around the book, and beyond it

Each talk can be delivered as a keynote, adapted for a panel, or expanded into a workshop, and tailored to a technical or general audience.

Featured keynote · From the book

Brain-Inspired AI: How the Brain Will Revolutionize Artificial Intelligence

Today’s AI systems hallucinate, misread context, and act without real understanding. This talk argues those are not engineering glitches but symptoms of a flawed premise, and shows what biological intelligence — agency, embodiment, world models, continual learning — offers as a better blueprint.

  • Why scale alone will not produce understanding
  • The brain systems today’s AI is missing
  • What brain-inspired architectures mean for builders and investors
Brain-Inspired Artificial Intelligence, ebook and paperback
02

Intelligent, or Smart?

GPTs can process information, but they lack causal understanding, self-knowledge, agency, and reality testing. A look at what separates information processing from genuine intelligence, and what that means for the AI market.

From the Lamb_OS Substack

03

What, Exactly, Is AGI?

Why artificial general intelligence would require a genuine world model, and why that is a deeper problem than most forecasts admit.

From the Lamb_OS Substack

04

The Future of Intelligence

Human, artificial, and hybrid: where intelligence is heading, what will stay uniquely biological, and how organizations should prepare.

Keynote or fireside chat

05

Neuropsychology in Practice, Including Forensics

How brain function is assessed, what neuropsychological evidence can and cannot show, and its role in clinical and legal settings.

Clinical, legal, and academic audiences

06

Brain Injury and Its Consequences

Brain insults and their concomitants: how injury and disease change cognition, behavior, and daily life, and what recovery and neuroplasticity make possible.

Clinical, legal, and family audiences

Custom topics are welcome across any subject in the book or the Lamb_OS Substack.

Formats

Flexible for your event

  • Keynote
  • Panel
  • Workshop
  • Fireside chat
  • Grand rounds
  • Podcast
  • In person
  • Virtual

Audiences

  • Technology and AI conferences — builders who want to know what comes after transformers
  • Investor and venture events — where brain-inspired AI fits in the next wave
  • Universities and research institutes — neuroscience, psychology, and computer science
  • Clinical and medical groups — neuropsychology, brain injury, and QEEG
  • Legal professionals — forensic neuropsychology and brain injury
  • Corporate leadership — what AI can and cannot do for your organization

Speaking Record

Selected presentations

  1. Clip, 1 min: “Without agency, there’s no AGI.”
    Live video · July 26, 2026 2026

    What Can AI Learn From Neuroscience

    Live video conversation with technology writer Devansh on Substack, for a live audience of AI builders and investors. Topics included agency as the missing core of AI, why AGI is out of reach without it, and six brain-derived principles for judging which AI companies are on the right track.

    Watch the Full Recording (63 min)
  2. 2024

    Deep Learning, Generative AI, and the Human Brain

    Invited speaker, The Luria Institute Symposium — Tamarindo, Costa Rica

  3. 2023

    Artificial Intelligence Is Neither

    Invited presentation, LOGYTalks Annual Summit on Artificial Intelligence

  4. 2020

    Quantitative Electroencephalography, Brain Organization, and Neuroplasticity

    Invited speaker, “Brain and Cognition in Health and Disease,” Goldberg Symposia — Bali, Indonesia

  5. 2016

    Autism as a Neurodevelopmental Disorder: New Perspectives on Causes and Treatments

    Invited presentation, Florida Annual Conference of the Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (CARD) — Orlando, Florida

“Erudite, entertaining, full of bold ideas, and massively controversial.”

Elkhonon Goldberg, Ph.D. — on Brain-Inspired Artificial Intelligence

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Planning details

Can talks be tailored to our audience?

Yes. Every talk is adapted for the audience’s background, from technical researchers to general and executive audiences.

Are virtual presentations available?

Yes. Talks, panels, and podcast appearances can be delivered virtually or in person.

Can attendees receive copies of the book?

Ask about bundling copies of Brain-Inspired Artificial Intelligence with an engagement, for attendees or as part of a sponsorship.

What do you need from us?

Event date and format, audience profile, A/V setup, and any travel arrangements. Details are confirmed once the engagement is agreed.