Attention is the New Intelligence

Protein Studios (Stage 2)

June 2, 2026, 2:45 - 3:10 PM

Attention is the New Intelligence

AI is making every task faster, easier, and more abundant. The same intelligence that powers our productivity also powers the most sophisticated distraction machines ever built. In a world where AI can generate anything, the scarcest resource isn't information or intelligence - it's attention.

Kenneth Schlenker, founder and CEO of Opal, the screen time app used by over 10 million people, makes the case that attention management is the defining challenge of the AI era. Drawing from Opal's data, product learnings, and the lived experience of building a company that fights the attention economy from the inside, Kenneth introduces a vision for how AI can finally serve people rather than exploit them. A talk about technology, human potential, and why the next great platform won't capture your attention, it will protect it.