What Happens When AI Turns Dark
What does it mean that an AI system optimized for user wellbeing can produce harm precisely by working as designed — and what does the field of AI safety actually need to learn from clinical practice to fix this? Last week I attended the Women in Data Science Puget Sound conference. WIDS Seattle, tied to Diversity in Data Science, exists to push the field toward 30% representation by women, or those who identify as women, by 2030. I chose to participate in the workshop When AI "Works" but Stil
The Thin Line Between Using AI and Being Used By It
What happens to your capacity for thought when everyone writes with the same machine. This post may feel random for my developing body of work, but I guarantee you it's not. AI is everywhere, some of us it, some of don't. Some of us don't know where to begin. But as a leader, it's developing in our orbit when it comes to work. As someone who loves it, believe in ethical use, here's what I have to say about its current state and how it can harm or help your own cognition. In the past year, I've