I had jury duty and was not prepared for what I encountered.

I was among the first to be called up into the courtroom.

After we all settled into ordered rows, the judge provided a brief description of the case. The defendant, sitting in front, was being charged with s*xual abuse of a minor. 

What happe...

“Feels private” is not the same as “is private.” 

What you divulge to a general-purpose AI chatbot isn't always private. Single-use or specific-use chatbots are more narrowly built, but the same questions apply. Here's how to check the privacy of your chatbot:

𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗧𝗬𝗣𝗘 
Every message. At many fron...

If we continually make a habit of offloading consequential decisions in our lives, there will be a void of building up self-trust and of listening to our own voice. Which in turn can eventually lead to a bankruptcy of internal discernment and wisdom. 

I spoke about this and more with Stephanie Hepbur...

The Power of the Pause.

When was the last time you experienced something profound enough to elicit a pause inside of you?

Perhaps a small moment of profundity that stopped you in your tracks, or a life changing realization. 

When you experienced it, how did you integrate it into your mental models? Did...

Quoted in James Faris' Business Insider piece this week alongside Dr. Ashleigh Golden. The piece centers on one executive, but the dynamic that it surfaces is one that every workplace may soon be navigating: what happens to culture, product decisions, and design when senior leaders publicly relate t...

Two women. One guitar. Golden Gate Park and a yet-to-be-written song.

Dropping into flow state with Tess Gilman Posner and engaging in our shared craft together was enjoyable beyond words. 

There's something about the creative spark that ignites in unique ways when endeavored alongside others. 

We brou...

Excited to share my interview on CBS News Chicago exploring AI companions for romantic relationships.

The skills needed for building healthy relationships are the very skills that don't get practiced when engaging with chatbots. Relational skills like listening, patience, compromise, and conflict res...

People are losing access to mental health support if they refuse to consent to AI note-takers.

This Melbourne psychiatrist's intake form states:

"𝗜 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝘆 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗹𝗶...

I read a story about a girl who passed by someone on the street who didn't have a home.

She paused, looked at him, then asked her chatbot whether to give the individual some money.

What do you think the chatbot said?

More importantly, do you think the girl followed the chatbots advice?

Because if she di...

When life gets overwhelming, more and more people are turning to AI chatbots for emotional support, and it's not hard to see why. Traditional therapy remains out of reach for many due to cost, stigma, and availability. But what happens when the tool you're leaning on was never designed to hold that ...

I spoke with Discover Magazine about the impact of companions on human-to-human relationships.

'AI companions may be on the rise, but the concept is not new. The original chatbot ELIZA was built in the 1960s, and even after all this time, we still don't know what the psychological impact of AI could ...

Reduced human-to-human interaction is the top worry of 43% of people when it comes to AI.

A recent survey of 2,711 adults in the U.S. goes on to say...

▪️ 𝟯𝟳% 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗷𝗼𝗯 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀

▪️ 𝟯𝟭% 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗷𝗼𝗯 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘀

Read that again ---- People's concern abo...