The 100x worker, autonomous orgs & AI in production

TL;DR

TechWolf AI Day 2025 made one thing clear: we’re not talking about the future of AI anymore. It’s here, it’s in production, and it’s changing everything—from how we work to how we trust what we see.

TechWolf AI Day 2025: A European Statement

AI Day 2025 gave us wings to build what’s next.
Together with Wintercircus, TechWolf created this event to bring leaders, builders, and innovators together in Ghent, Europe’s fastest-growing AI ecosystem.

As a company born in Belgium but built to scale, TechWolf is on a mission to help everyone flourish at work. This day wasn’t just about showcasing AI. It was a bold statement:
Europe has a voice in the future of work. And TechWolf is proud to be one of the drivers behind it.

From start to finish, the evening track was filled with bold insights, real conversations, and a shared sense of momentum across AI, skills, and organisational transformation. Co-founders Andreas De Neve and Jeroen Van Hautte opened and closed the track, reminding us what’s at stake - and what’s possible when AI becomes part of how work works.

6 key takeaways from the evening track

1. Yesterwork is the silent killer of organisations

Peter Hinssen, nexxworks Co-founder, opened with a wake-up call:

You can’t lead tomorrow with yesterday’s playbook.

AI is moving at a pace that breaks deterministic logic. Hardware and software are reinventing themselves in real time. Companies stuck in old ways - what Peter calls “yesterwork” -simply won’t survive.

Peter left the audience with urgency: embrace adaptability, or risk irrelevance.

2. Anything can be faked—Even the truth

Guillaume Bouchard, Co-founder and CEO at Checkstep, delivered a chilling reminder:

“A $25M heist was pulled off with a fake CFO video call.”

In an era of deepfakes and synthetic media, even the truth can be dismissed. Guillaume’s advice?

We need AI guardians - but also smarter humans. Digital resilience and critical thinking are now your best defences.

3. The first autonomous business is no longer a concept.

Amos Bar Joseph, CEO of Swan AI, introduced a radical but real idea: With three founders and an army of AI agents, we’re proving that an autonomous business is possible.

The AI-first organisation isn’t a theory. It’s happening now. But it’s not about replacing humans, it’s about orchestrating humans and AI agents to deliver real outcomes at scale.

4. AI Agents: Trust beats magic

Emma Burrows, Co-founder of Portia AI, warned against the hype cycle:

Flashy demos are great. But if your agents aren’t reliable, your users won’t adopt them.

She highlighted the risk-reward trap many organisations fall into: small-scale experiments that don’t scale.
Emma’s solution? Build agents with predictability and trust at the core.

5. The 100x worker is here

Jeroen Van Hautte, TechWolf Co-founder & CTO, wrapped the evening with a powerful call to action:

Don’t use AI to replace people. Use it to make skills work at scale.

He introduced the idea of the 100x worker: individuals who use AI to massively amplify their impact.
The takeaway?

The org chart will break. Skills, not roles, will define success.

6. TechWolf is contributing to the future of AI

Jeroen also shared TechWolf’s latest move in advancing open AI:
The upcoming open-source Skill-CM model, delivering 10,000x efficiency gains in skill extraction and matching.

If you want to shape the future of AI-first work, you need to contribute to the state of the art.

Interest is already booming - downloads of TechWolf’s models have skyrocketed.

Final words

AI Day 2025’s message was loud and clear: AI-first transformation is already reshaping the game. Yesterday’s ways of working won’t cut it. The winners will be the organisations willing to rethink, rebuild, and embrace this new reality.

If you’re ready to move beyond talk and start building - explore TechWolf case studies or book a demo to see how leading companies are already doing it.

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