AI You Can Touch: Unveiling the Hidden Power of Physical AI

In this fascinating session from the Artificial Unintelligence Conference 2025, Brian Reed (AI-Native Explorer & Machine Identity Pioneer) explores how artificial intelligence is breaking free from the screen and embedding itself into the physical world around us.

From wearables to connected infrastructure and autonomous systems, Brian reveals how “physical AI” is redefining the boundaries between digital and real-world intelligence. Drawing from his deep background in cybersecurity, mobile development, and machine identity, he explains how securing these systems means rethinking what identity, trust, and safety look like when AI can act — not just compute.

Key themes include:

The evolution of AI from software to physical systems

Why “machine identity” is becoming the new security perimeter

The intersection of cybersecurity and physical risk

How AI-native development changes how we build and govern technology

What it means to live and work in a world full of intelligent devices