Bryony Cole

Bryony Cole is a leading authority on synthetic intimacy, emotional AI, and sextech, shaping how technology is redefining intimacy across culture, business, and policy. She is the founder of Future of Sex, a global platform spanning a 10,000+ subscriber newsletter, a top-ranked podcast, and the world’s only sextech accelerator. Her work brings together entrepreneurs, researchers, investors, and policymakers building the future of love, desire, and human connection.

She has spoken at global forums including SXSW and TED, and advises leaders across technology, government, and entertainment on AI, intimacy, and relationships. In 2020, she launched Sextech School, the first pre-accelerator for founders and funders in the space, now a launchpad for global innovation. In 2025, she spoke at the AI Summit and TEDNext, exploring the emotional architecture of AI companionship and the future of synthetic relationships.

Her insights have been featured on Netflix, Today, and Viceland, and in publications including The New York Times, Forbes, Wired, TechCrunch, and Playboy. At the heart of her work is a mission to make conversations about relationships and technology more intelligent, inclusive, and deeply human.