Photo by Gian D. / Unsplash Coming Home to Myself Becoming Who You Were Before the World Told You to be Something Different Macala Rose May 18, 2026 – 4 min read Share Share this article Facebook X LinkedIn Email WhatsApp Telegram Threads More Bluesky Mastodon Reddit Pinterest LINE Page Link What's Next? Artificial Intelligence 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
Artificial Intelligence 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