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Expectation vs. Reality: Why We Get AI Wrong

Are we projecting too much humanity onto tools that are fundamentally not human?

Jul 10 •

June 2025

When Systems Know You Better Than You Know Yourself

A Reflection on Human Agency in the Age of AI

Jun 3 •

The Edge of Innovation: AI, Human Agency, and the Fight to Define Creativity

How to embrace the transformative potential of artificial intelligence without eroding the human agency, rights, and dignity that should sit at the…

Jun 2 •

May 2025

What You Need to Know About the AI Bill That Could Reshape Your Digital Future

H.R. 1 isn’t law yet — but if passed, it could change how AI affects your job, your rights, and your community

May 28 •

The Water is Moving: Truth, Adaptation, and the Age of Crowdsourced Reality

In the natural world, survival begins with sensing change.

May 22 •

March 2025

The AI and Data Conundrum: The Chicken, The Egg, and Why Data Must Come First

When it comes to the future driven by artificial intelligence (AI), the debate has taken a new shape: What comes first, AI or data?

Mar 19 •

AI at the Crossroads: Will Human Agency Survive?

Exploring How Authoritarian and Democratic Approaches to AI Development Could Define Our Future Freedoms and Global Governance

Mar 4 •

February 2025

Writing with AI? Here’s a FREE TOOL to Strengthen Your Arguments with Real-Time Fact-Checking

The Evidence-Based Writing Assistant helps writers, researchers, and advocates verify claims in real-time, refine arguments, and strengthen their work…

Feb 18 •

Introducing the Bias-Free AI Prompt Checker: A Tool for Unbiased AI Conversations

The Hidden Bias in Your AI Prompts—And How to Fix It

Feb 16 •

AI and the Black Box Threat: How Nonprofits Can Prepare for AI-Driven Profiling

As AI adoption grows, it's crucial for nonprofits to understand its potential impact on their operations, funding, and compliance processes.

Feb 14 •

Ethical and Legal Imperatives in Sensitive Data Processing

In an era where AI-driven decisions increasingly shape our lives, ensuring transparency in sensitive data processing is not just a regulatory…

Feb 13 •

The Super Bowl AI Spectacle: Hype vs. Reality in the Age of Distrust

Super Bowl AI ads thrilled, but trust gaps remain. Without transparency on data and AI decisions, skepticism overshadows excitement.

Feb 10 •

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