Magda Teruel and the host talking on a blue sofa during the Open Talk

5 learnings on the future of work with AI

Speaker

Location

Studio Barcelona

Published Date

April 14, 2026

AI is changing more than the way we work. Discover five key learnings from Magda Teruel’s Open Talk on human-AI collaboration, smarter workflows, the future of work and why people remain at the heart of AI transformation.

Biography

Magda Teruel is a Computer Science engineer and Partner Solution Architect at Microsoft, where she helps organizations adopt Copilot and AI solutions in ways that truly fit their day-to-day work. With over 20 years of experience, her work has consistently focused on the human side of technology and its impact on how we think, work, and collaborate.

Audience gathered around the speakers at Xplore Studio Barcelona

Magda Teruel, Open Talk, Xplore Studio Barcelona

01 AI doesn’t “know”, it predicts.

AI is not deterministic, it’s probabilistic. This means outputs can vary even with the same input. Understanding this is key to trusting AI in creative contexts and questioning it in critical ones.

02 The real skill is not using AI, but directing it.

AI doesn’t come with instructions. There are no buttons, only prompts. The value shifts from execution to articulation, from doing to asking.

“We don't have buttons, we have only the language to communicate, so we need to be skilled and we need to be creative.”

Magda Teruel

Open Talk, Xplore Studio Barcelona

“We don't have buttons, we have only the language to communicate, so we need to be skilled and we need to be creative.”

Magda Teruel

Open Talk, Xplore Studio Barcelona

“We don't have buttons, we have only the language to communicate, so we need to be skilled and we need to be creative.”

Magda Teruel

Open Talk, Xplore Studio Barcelona

“We don't have buttons, we have only the language to communicate, so we need to be skilled and we need to be creative.”

Magda Teruel

Open Talk, Xplore Studio Barcelona

03 Responsibility remains human.

AI can generate answers, but it cannot guarantee truth. Validation, judgment, and accountability still sit with the user.

04 The future of work is human + agent collaboration

Work is no longer defined by when or where, but by who does the task. Increasingly, that “who” includes AI.

05 Adoption is a human problem, not a tech problem

AI transformation depends on people. Organizations succeed when they align motivation, training, and access, not just tools.

AI won’t replace how we work overnight, but it will reshape how decisions are made. The shift from tools to systems is ultimately a shift in mindset, where humans move from executing tasks to orchestrating intelligence.

Attendee writing on a sticky note during the talk

Attendees listening during Magda Teruel's Open Talk

Audience on blue sofas at Magda Teruel's Open Talk in Xplore Studio Barcelona

Wide view of the studio during the Open Talk

Magda Teruel smiling while she talks, with a slide behind her

Attendees listening during the Open Talk

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