From Locker Rooms to Living Rooms: How Companion AI Is Redefining Play, Performance, and Wellbeing

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Tricia Friedman

Director of Learning, Shifting Schools

Singapore 2025

Companion AI isn’t science fiction, it’s already running drills with NBA stars and shaping how kids play, through toys that talk back…and ‘listen.’

For educators and leaders, this shift is bigger than “tech in the classroom.” It’s about culture, empathy, and the future of human connection.

In this keynote, we’ll zoom out to see how AI companions are transforming performance on the court, play in childhood, and wellness across all ages. Because if the NBA is training with AI teammates and kids are growing up with AI best friends, schools can’t sit on the sidelines.

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Singapore 2025

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From Locker Rooms to Living Rooms: How Companion AI Is Redefining Play, Performance, and Wellbeing

Presenters

Tricia Friedman

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