Kelly Corrigan

I think we get used to buy things that are developed without any input from us.

And so watching Andy grow into this new life as a mom and a dad instead of just a dad, it made me wonder, what would he say AI is possible of doing in the context of these profound relationships between parents and children?

what was his point of view about what we or ai could offer to strengthen this fundamental building block of society so i reached out to andy and i said i have this super weird idea and just let me explain i'm doing this session at ted about what a mother's for in an ai world and it's quickly evolving into what is a parent for in an ai world

And I wondered if you had thoughts about that.

And so we started talking.

The thing about Andy that's striking to me is his intellectual and emotional humility.

He's a lifetime learner.

He does the research, whether it's figuring out how to crack into the surf and snowboard market with these watches that he makes or trying to find a clinical trial that might be a match for his wife's ovarian cancer.

He's a guy who knows how to study.

So I knew if he said yes to the talk that he would not stop working on it until it was an A. He is not a person who wants to get an A-.

And so the work began.

And I have to say, the very best version he ever gave was the one he delivered on stage.

And even that day, our session was at five o'clock, but at two o'clock, he was like, hey, do you want to go to one of the practice rooms and just do it one more time?

And I was like, of course, if you want to do it one more time, I'm all yours.

And so they have these little rooms with the red circle rug and they have a countdown timer, just like you're going to have on stage.

And even from two o'clock to five o'clock that day, his talk got a little bit tighter and a little bit better.

Andy Lotz is the co-founder and CEO of a watch company called Nixon, which has absolutely nothing to do with Richard Nixon, although the tagline is, no other watch comes closer to the truth.

I was so nervous when he was on stage that my leg was shaking and my husband, who's his best friend, was sitting next to me and he was like pinching my wrist.

I mean, we were like the crazy parents at the Olympics who are like emoting so insanely while their gymnast is on stage doing her routine.

But all that is neither here nor there when it comes to his talk.