Karen Smiley (Everyday Ethical AI)

“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

Catching up on my reading this weekend ... This new "AI Ethics in Action" by @shewritesai.org community member @lmillerethicist.bsky.social is a thoughtful, well-written, and carefully-referenced roadmap to effective AI governance and behaving more ethically today & tomorrow. Pick up your copy here:

⏰ 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!

I took an algorithm to court in Sweden. The algorithm won | Charlotta Kronblad

For my fellow builders: go compliance-native before 2 August 2026 https://karozieminski.substack.com/p/eu-ai-act-builders-compliance-native-2026 #VibeCoding #ProductWithAttitude

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

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...

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

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/

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

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...

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...

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....

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...

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!

#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.

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

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.

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:

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...

❌ 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.

🫛 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

This promises to be a great conversation about #generativeAI !

🫛 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

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

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

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...

Our @shewritesai.org community is now live on #Substack. We're 440+ strong and growing, across 50+ countries. Connect with those who also write on Bluesky in the new Starter Pack: go.bsky.app/V6KAea1 #DiversityInSTEM #ArtificialIntelligence #EthicalAI #AIinEducation #HypeWomen #SheWritesAI

📢 Our new #SheWritesAI community site is now live on Substack! 🎉 This newsletter site hosts a directory of 440+ #women and #nonbinary folks worldwide writing about #AI and #data on Substack. We are building it into a community to better support these writers and help their voices be heard. Join us!

Curious to hear thoughts on "the business case for AI ethics" from my colleagues in AI, business, and ethics, or anyone who's currently using AI-based tools (essentially everyone): aaab.karensmiley.com/p/do-we-need... #EthicalAI #ResponsibleAI #BusinessCase #Sustainability #DEI #SheWritesAI

Happy Thursday, folks! This week's "AI, Software, & Wetware" features an audio interview on #EthicalAI with 🇺🇸 USA-based tech executive @jennspykerman.bsky.social, author of "The AI Strategy Navigator". Check it out and let us know your thoughts! #ResponsibleAI #AiSoftwareWetware #AISW #SheWritesAI

Companies are already tracking your data. What if you could make money from it? restofworld.org/2025/brazil-...

A computer scientist’s perspective on vibe coding:

🫛 This week’s “AI, Software, & Wetware” interview guest is Anonymous9, a long-time high school teacher in Seattle, Washington, USA 🇺🇸. We discuss his experiences and insights on teaching, cars, voice artists, reference letters, music, and more. Check it out and let us know your thoughts! #AI #wetware

The Montreal AI Ethics newsletter is so good today: brief.montrealethics.ai/p/the-ai-eth... 💠 Not only bc it features a piece on our new SHADES project to assess LLM stereotypes around the globe montrealethics.ai/towards-a-mu... 💠 It also has great assessments of the state of AI right now.

FYI: I am hearing that it would be a very good idea to log into research.gov and download copies of things like award letters if you have active NSF grants. I also recommend grabbing PDFs/screenshots of public abstracts for NSF awards in case that database goes away.

Happy Thursday! This week's "AI, Software, & Wetware" features an audio interview with @jordanharrod.com, a 🇺🇸 USA-based PhD candidate at MIT, AI consultant, and the author of the "es machina" newsletter. Check it out! #EthicalAI #ResponsibleAI #AiSoftwareWetware #AISW #GenerativeAI #SheWritesAI

📢 +16: Our list of #Women and Nonbinary folks writing about #AI and #Data on Substack is now up to 335 writers in 43 locations. Check out the AI and data newsletters of these Bluesky people newly added to the list: @hlntnr.bsky.social, @ncotemunoz.bsky.social, @hollyjones1.bsky.social #SheWritesAI

Is web scraping the next big copyright battle in AI? If you’re working in tech, this one’s essential for understanding the intersection of law and AI. Read more: openfuture.eu/blog/i...?

We've now found 319 women & nonbinary folks in 43 locations (new: 🇨🇩 DRC and 🇸🇬 Singapore) writing about AI and Data on Substack. Please welcome @psproductperson.bsky.social and @heyitmy3.bsky.social ! ❓ Know someone who belongs in this directory? Please connect us! #WomenInSTEM #AI #SheWritesAI

🫛 This week's "AI, Software, & Wetware (AISW)" features an audio interview on #EthicalAI with @espencer.bsky.social, 🇳🇿 New Zealand-based PhD student in health sciences & author of "Microdosing Chaos". Read or listen in Substack or in your favorite podcast player! #ResponsibleAI #AISW #GenerativeAI