Karen Smiley (Everyday Ethical AI)

📜 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

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...

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.

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...

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.

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

If We Don’t Act, Silence Will Decide for Us The SAVE Act Threatens 69 Million Women*

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

Great article, Jessica - I restacked it. Data quality matters, and the 3Cs (consent, credit, compensation) matter.

📜 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

@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/...

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.

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.

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/

I don’t see any pricing information, not even on the signup page. Where can we find it? Thanks.

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!

The @shewritesai.org starter pack is here - enjoy: bsky.app/starter-pack... 😊

That's hilariously bad

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

Love this, Dinah - thank you for sharing your story of how your daughter learned that women could be engineers too!

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.

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...

AI-When it looks, it inherits; when it writes, it hesitates. Beyond the Algorithm

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...

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.

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....

What if We're Using AI All Wrong? Have we traded manual exhaustion for AI-assisted exhaustion? It’s time for a new approach.

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...

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

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!

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.

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.

#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.

Welcome!

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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“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!

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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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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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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...

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 ...

❌ 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.