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Karen Smiley (Everyday Ethical AI)

@karensmiley.com
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Independent AI leader, innovator, data strategist, ethicist, author. Hosts "AI, Software, & Wetware" interviews. Curates #SheWritesAI. #EthicalAI #DiversityInTech #WomenInSTEM #DataPrivacy #Equity #Software 100% #WrittenByHuman. Unaffiliated 🇺🇸. She/they.

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Karen Smiley (Everyday Ethical AI) @karensmiley.com · 14/05/2026
I appreciate you making the time for the interview and sharing your experiences with AI, Marcos 🙌
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Karen Smiley (Everyday Ethical AI) @karensmiley.com · 14/05/2026
⏰ Publishing in a few hours: 🫛 This week’s edition of AI, Software, and Wetware features a written interview on #ethicalAI with @marcosflobo.com, a 🇪🇸 Spain-based lead software developer and the author of The Optimist Engineer and AI Native Compass. Check it out, and let us know what you think!
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📜 AISW #110: Marcos F. Lobo, Spain-based lead software developer
Written interview with Spain-based lead software developer Marcos F. Lobo on his stories of using AI and how he feels about AI using people's data and works
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Karen Smiley (Everyday Ethical AI) @karensmiley.com · 06/05/2026
Congratulations, Shannon!
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Lisa Raehsler @lisarockssem.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
For the nerdy mom or grad in your life 🎓📚 The print edition of AI Everywhere, Volume 1 is now on Amazon. A thoughtful gift for someone curious about how AI is shaping life and work. I’m proud to be a co-author with my chapter on AI in advertising and marketing. bit.ly/4elH8s6
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 30/04/2026
I took an algorithm to court in Sweden. The algorithm won | Charlotta Kronblad
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I took an algorithm to court in Sweden. The algorithm won | Charlotta Kronblad
Gothenburg promised to optimise school admissions with a piece of code. The resulting chaos showed how unaccountable systems are ruining lives, says Charlotta Kronblad of the University of Gothenburg
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Karo (Product with Attitude) @productsattitude.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
For my fellow builders: go compliance-native before 2 August 2026 karozieminski.substack.com/p/eu-ai-… #VibeCoding #ProductWithAttitude
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Just Plain Kris @justplainkris.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
On 3/31/2026 the Trump regime ordered the most devastating dismantling of the U.S. Forest Service in 121 years. All 10 regional offices gone, 57 research stations closed, and 193 million acres handed to political appointees. A few brands have spoken out, but more need to. Take action at saveusfs.org
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Our Forests Are Being Taken. SAVEUSFS.ORG
193 million acres of America's public lands face unprecedented attacks. It's time to pay attention.
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Karen Smiley (Everyday Ethical AI) @karensmiley.com · 02/04/2026
What a cool idea. You might enjoy my friend Celeste Garcia’s new spec fiction novel (I was an ARC reader): AI BABY is “a humorous take on the AI apocalypse — a “perfect” new girl arrives at an elite Seattle prep school & threatens Zoey’s dominance & Ivy League dreams”
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AI Baby: A Novel
AI Baby: A Novel [Garcia, Celeste] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. AI Baby: A Novel
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Karen Smiley (Everyday Ethical AI) @karensmiley.com · 27/03/2026
Congratulations, Lisa!!
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Karen Smiley (Everyday Ethical AI) @karensmiley.com · 24/03/2026
Uh, no, I am not struggling with balancing fast deployment with ethical concerns. I was wondering about the value of what’s in the certification guideline and whether experts think it covers the right concerns. As I inquired of your colleague Angelou Salvz, what is your connection to ReadShark?
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Karen Smiley (Everyday Ethical AI) @karensmiley.com · 24/03/2026
I wasn’t actually worried about compliance gaps and audits - more wondering about the value of what’s in the certification guideline and whether folks think it covers the right concerns. What is your connection to ReadShark?
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Karen Smiley (Everyday Ethical AI) @karensmiley.com · 07/03/2026
Big thanks to @productsattitude.bsky.social for agreeing to be featured as my 100th guest in the AI, Software, & Wetware interview series! sixpeas.substack.com/p/aisw-100-a...
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📜 AISW #100: Karo Zieminski, Denmark-based product leader and builder
Written interview with Denmark-based product leader & builder Karo Zieminski (Product with Attitude) on her stories of using AI & AI using people's data & works
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Karen Smiley (Everyday Ethical AI) @karensmiley.com · 07/03/2026
Can’t wait for folks to read your tips on coping with AI in advertising & marketing, Lisa! Folks can check out the details of Lisa’s chapter here: aieverywhere.lovable.app/authors/lisa...
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AI Everywhere, Vol. 1 | Human-Centered Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence, from the She Writes AI Community
Real stories, expert insights, and global perspectives on AI from 24 women and nonbinary writers across 14 countries.
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Karen Smiley (Everyday Ethical AI) @karensmiley.com · 03/03/2026
Hi Katie, I posted my AI usage (or non-usage) policy in 2024 when I started writing on Substack. IIRC Noemi Apetri also has one? I also included guidance on writing an AI usage policy in my Everyday Ethical AI book. Happy to share links if you like! I’m curious to see what examples you find.
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Karen Smiley (Everyday Ethical AI) @karensmiley.com · 27/02/2026
It's been a joy to work with this amazing group of 24 authors on bringing "AI Everywhere, Volume 1: How Women Are Changing The World With Artificial Intelligence" to life. Learn more about our authors and their chapters here: aieverywherebooks.com
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AI Everywhere, Vol. 1 | Human-Centered Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence, from the She Writes AI Community
Real stories, expert insights, and global perspectives on AI from 24 women and nonbinary writers across 14 countries.
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Meta is the Torment Nexus @priva.cat · 30/01/2026
Republicans are trying to strip 69 million women of their right to vote, not by amendment, but through bureaucracy. In addition to reminding our senators not to fund the gestapo today, let's take a moment to remind them that stripping women of their right to vote is Un-American
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If We Don’t Act, Silence Will Decide for Us
The SAVE Act Threatens 69 Million Women*
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Karen Smiley (Everyday Ethical AI) @karensmiley.com · 30/01/2026
Great article, Jessica - I restacked it. Data quality matters, and the 3Cs (consent, credit, compensation) matter.
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Karen Smiley (Everyday Ethical AI) @karensmiley.com · 18/01/2026
@lilyspacebsky.bsky.social you might be interested in Elettra Fiumi’s innovative work in cinema, including her latest (Mamma Robot) which is winning festival awards. She writes, directs, produces, and more. See my AISW interview with her for links to her work: open.substack.com/pub/sixpeas/...
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📜 AISW #093: Elettra Fiumi, Swiss-based Italian-American AI cinema innovator
Written interview with Swiss-based AI filmmaker Elettra Fiumi on her stories of using AI for cinema and how she feels about AI using people's data and content
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Karen Smiley (Everyday Ethical AI) @karensmiley.com · 02/01/2026
Short answer: “it depends”. #GenAI tools *can* contribute to reduced thinking skills and learning. They *can* also enhance thinking skills and help people learn. The full reports on the MIT & CMU/MSFT studies cited by BBC point out nuances that most summaries tend to omit; worth reading the details.
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Better Allies @betterallies.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
Representation matters. Did you know we’ve curated a list of sites that specialize in stock photos and illustrations featuring people from marginalized, underestimated groups? (Some are free, and some for a fee.) betterallies.com/photos/
Illustration of two Black people standing in front of a white board displaying business charts. One person appears to be pregnant.Photo of two people in an office. Both are large or fat.Photo of a white older woman speaking on a phone while seated in front of a computer monitor.
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Karen Smiley (Everyday Ethical AI) @karensmiley.com · 30/12/2025
I don’t see any pricing information, not even on the signup page. Where can we find it? Thanks.
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Karen Smiley (Everyday Ethical AI) @karensmiley.com · 10/12/2025
Bsky tells me you are already in my personal starter pack and list, and in the SheWritesAI starter pack and list. It might not show you to you when you look at the lists, because you don't need to follow yourself ;) You should be all set though!
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Karen Smiley (Everyday Ethical AI) @karensmiley.com · 09/12/2025
The @shewritesai.org starter pack is here - enjoy: bsky.app/starter-pack... 😊
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Karen Smiley (Everyday Ethical AI) @karensmiley.com · 09/12/2025
That's hilariously bad
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Karen Smiley (Everyday Ethical AI) @karensmiley.com · 09/12/2025
I have a starter pack on everyday ethical AI bsky.app/starter-pack... and there's the @shewritesai.org starter pack which is all AI, but broader than just tech policy
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Karen Smiley (Everyday Ethical AI) @karensmiley.com · 09/12/2025
Love this, Dinah - thank you for sharing your story of how your daughter learned that women could be engineers too!
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Code Like A Girl @codelikeagirl.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
AI is now “guessing” kids’ ages by scanning their chats, clicks, and even their selfies. If you care about online safety, AI ethics, or just want to understand what’s happening behind the scenes, give this one a read. @itscourtneyhart.bsky.social codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/age-predic...
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Age Prediction & Your Child’s Safety in the Age of AI
New digital gatekeeping is promising to keep your child safe. We need to keep learning, asking questions, and advocating for more.
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Code Like A Girl @codelikeagirl.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Three AI tools. One simple prompt. Zero images her son could recognise as home. This story isn’t just about bias in training data, it’s about erasure, power, and who gets to be “real” in AI. Read it, then run the experiment where you live. codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/ai-when-it...
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AI-When it looks, it inherits; when it writes, it hesitates.
Beyond the Algorithm
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Karen Smiley (Everyday Ethical AI) @karensmiley.com · 11/11/2025
I’m so glad my book resonated with you, @kellystories.bsky.social ! Practical things we can all do about using AI, and AI using us, were and are my main goal.
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Daniel Solove @daniel-solove.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
My recently-published article with @hartzog.bsky.social The Great Scrape: The Clash Between Scraping and Privacy, 113 California L Rev 1521 (2025) with Prof Woodrow Hartzog papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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Code Like A Girl @codelikeagirl.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Are we burning out faster—with better tools? @kimdoyal.bsky.social says: “If AI gives us the ability to do more, we think we should do more.” Maybe it’s time to build slower, deeper, and more human. Read: codelikeagirl.substack.com/p/what-if-we...
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What if We're Using AI All Wrong?
Have we traded manual exhaustion for AI-assisted exhaustion? It’s time for a new approach.
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She Writes AI @shewritesai.org · 20/10/2025
Curious about what our 500+ #SheWritesAI writers have to say about #AI and #data? Coming out in a few hours: a digest summarizing the past two weeks, featuring over 400 articles. The top 10 list includes 2 excellent articles by @productsattitude.bsky.social - come and see what you've been missing!
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Weekly SheWritesAI digest for Oct. 19, 2025
10 featured articles and 486 total articles from newsletters written by people in the SheWritesAI directory in the past 14 days
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Karen Smiley (Everyday Ethical AI) @karensmiley.com · 15/10/2025
Love this, Noelia: "The purpose is transparency! The outcome for me is mental clarity; the outcome for my clients is, hopefully, trust." We all HAVE an AI policy, even if it's not conscious or written down; thinking about our values and tasks and writing it down is a valuable action anyone can do.
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Karen Smiley (Everyday Ethical AI) @karensmiley.com · 15/10/2025
#ChatGPT says there's an "Open Substack mirror" that can bypass our #AI training opt-outs. But it might be more like a funhouse mirror. Check out these annoying and odd discoveries we made in the past week while using #LLMs to analyze our AI, Software, & Wetware interviews on #EverydayEthicalAI.
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A tale of two LLMs: How ChatGPT and Copilot gaslit us in completely different ways
Is there really an "Open Substack mirror"? Some annoying and odd discoveries Lakshmi and I made while analyzing data from "AI, Software, & Wetware" interviews for our ABC conference presentation.
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Karen Smiley (Everyday Ethical AI) @karensmiley.com · 14/10/2025
Welcome!
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Karen Smiley (Everyday Ethical AI) @karensmiley.com · 28/09/2025
Appreciate @codelikeagirl.bsky.social for highlighting how the @shewritesai.org directory started and how it’s growing into a community to support #WomenInAI ! #DiversityInTech #ArtificialIntelligence
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Karen Smiley (Everyday Ethical AI) @karensmiley.com · 14/09/2025
“Everyday Ethical AI” is officially out and it’s a Top New Release (#2 in Science & Math Ethics). Get your copy today ($0.99!) and learn how to protect your families & businesses from AI risks and benefit from its power. Join me in the #EthicalAI movement! www.amazon.com/dp/B0FNMPSLBS
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Everyday Ethical AI - Amazon book purchase page
Amazon book purchase page for Everyday Ethical AI by Karen Smiley.
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Karen Smiley (Everyday Ethical AI) @karensmiley.com · 12/09/2025
Looking for practical guidance on #AI that doesn’t require a computer science degree? I wrote Everyday Ethical AI for families, solopreneurs, and small businesses. Ebook preorders are now open (intro price is just $0.99) - check it out! Paperback and hard cover editions coming within the week.
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She Writes AI @shewritesai.org · 07/09/2025
NEW: please welcome @codelikeagirl.bsky.social, @kimberlybecker.bsky.social, @projectpals.bsky.social, and @lotteelsa.bsky.social to the @shewritesai.org starter pack and list! Curious about what our 500+ writers have to say about #AI and #data? Check out the new weekly digests! Here's the latest:
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Weekly SheWritesAI digest for Sept. 7, 2025
New weekly digest feature - summary of 10 featured articles and 201 total articles from newsletters written by people in the SheWritesAI directory
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Karen Smiley (Everyday Ethical AI) @karensmiley.com · 02/09/2025
Coming on Sept. 14, 2025: "Everyday Ethical AI: A Guide For Families & Small Businesses" No technical background required. Learn about key risks and 5 practical actions for using #AI safely, wisely, and confidently at home or on the job. everydayethicalai.com www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...
3D view of the cover of the upcoming book "Everyday Ethical AI", on a tablet, a phone, and in paperback
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Karen Smiley (Everyday Ethical AI) @karensmiley.com · 29/08/2025
❌ Don’t let anyone shame you for using genAI. ❌ AND don’t let anyone shame you for choosing not to use genAI. Shaming PEOPLE solves nothing. Let’s focus on shaming the COMPANIES who offer unprivate, insecure, un #ethicalAI tools. GenAI users can and should strive to offset the harms, though.
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AI Vanguard Society
Exploring AI's Future in Work, Culture, and Innovation. We are a community of those curious about AI in all of its aspects banding together to try to make sense of this brave new world. Will you join ...
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Karen Smiley (Everyday Ethical AI) @karensmiley.com · 16/08/2025
Hmm, I never use genAI for my writing, but I've often put bold subheadings on longer bullets in some articles. (Predating genAI, so maybe it learned that from me and others. sorry!) Aside from style, I agree that stereotyping millennials (or any other 'generation') like this is usually unhelpful :)
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Karen Smiley (Everyday Ethical AI) @karensmiley.com · 16/08/2025
🫛 This week's "AI, Software, & Wetware" features an audio #interview on #EthicalAI with 🇨🇦 Canada-based artist and retreat facilitator @amanda-jeanne.bsky.social, author of "Squirrel Brain, Chickadee Soul". Check out her #generativeAI stories & share your thoughts! #SheWritesAI #Neurodiversity
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🗣️ AISW #071: Amanda Jeanne, Canada-based artist and retreat facilitator
Listen now | Audio interview with Canada-based artist and retreat facilitator Amanda Jeanne on her stories of using AI and how she feels about AI using people's data and content (audio; 39:08)
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Karen Smiley (Everyday Ethical AI) @karensmiley.com · 07/08/2025
This promises to be a great conversation about #generativeAI !
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Karen Smiley (Everyday Ethical AI) @karensmiley.com · 07/08/2025
🫛 This week's "AI, Software, & Wetware" features an audio #interview on #EthicalAI with 🇦🇺 Australia-based regenerative systems designer @jaxnic.bsky.social, who writes "Towards Gen2200 With Jax". Check out their AI stories and let us know what you think! #ResponsibleAI #AISW #SheWritesAI
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🗣️ AISW #070: Jax NiCarthaigh, Australia-based regenerative systems designer
Audio interview with Australia-based regenerative systems designer Jax NiCarthaigh on their stories of using AI and how they feel about AI using people's data and content (audio; 64:58)
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Karen Smiley (Everyday Ethical AI) @karensmiley.com · 28/07/2025
So many people tout the benefits of AI. I want to help everyone to know the risks *too* to protect their families & businesses. That’s why I’m offering my 33-page ebook “Five Everyday AI & Data Risks” FREE through Aug. 25. Claim your copy and share the link with people you care about!
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Six Peas Press book - Five Everyday AI & Data Risks
Book 'Five Everyday AI & Data Risks: How Smart Systems Affect Our Wetware & Our Daily Lives' on Six Peas Press
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Karen Smiley (Everyday Ethical AI) @karensmiley.com · 25/07/2025
My new ebook is available now through Aug. 25, #FREE! Please share; everyone should know about these key risks of #AI & #data to better protect themselves their families & businesses. These are sample chapters from my upcoming #EthicalAI book; any & all feedback is appreciated! @shewritesai.org
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Karen Smiley (Everyday Ethical AI) @karensmiley.com · 17/07/2025
Happy Thursday, folks! This week's "AI, Software, & Wetware" features an audio interview on #EthicalAI with 🇺🇸 USA-based founding #AI / #ML engineer Srivatsav Nambi. Check it out and let us know your thoughts! #ResponsibleAI #AiSoftwareWetware #AISW #Interviews #GenerativeAI #SheWritesAI
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🗣️ AISW #068: Srivatsav Nambi, USA-based founding AI engineer
Listen now | Audio interview with USA-based founding AI engineer Srivatsav Nambi on his stories of using AI and how he feels about AI using people's data and content (audio; 24:04)
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Karen Smiley (Everyday Ethical AI) @karensmiley.com · 15/07/2025
For folks interested in career paths in tech, here’s my story. Among other things, we discussed the good and bad advice I got in high school, and why I think humanities (the A in STEAM) are vitally important for engineers and techies: #WomenInSTEM #DiversityInTech #CareerAdvice
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On the air and in the other chair
My first public podcast as a guest, not a host, is now live on "Aarna's News | Inspiring and Uplifting Stories of Women In STEM"
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leslieleonetti.bsky.social @leslieleonetti.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Who Cares About the Ethics of AI? Women Do - by Ann Skeet at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University www.scu.edu/ethics/event...
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Who Cares About the Ethics of AI? Women Do
By prioritizing empathy, mutual respect, and ethical behavior, we can build virtual communities that reflect the best of humanity and honor everyone's dignity.
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