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Future In Common @futureincommon.org · Jul 29

We don’t need to pick between innovation and justice.

The AI future can still be public, transparent, and people-first—if we claim it.

One of our final articles lays out a plan to reclaim AI for the public good.

🔗 usai.futureincommon.org/innovation-w...

#EthicalAI #PublicService #AI #Innovation

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Future In Common @futureincommon.org · Jul 28

Congress isn’t leading on AI. But your school board and city council already are.

“The Local Frontier” lays out 10 ways local leaders can govern AI with justice—before extractive systems get locked in.

🔗 usai.futureincommon.org/the-local-fr...

#AI #LocalGov #FutureInCommon #Economics #Law

Future In Common @futureincommon.org · Jul 22

AI is already in our immigration system at the border, in detention, in the cloud.
This new toolkit helps you understand what’s happening—and what’s at stake.

📦 Borderless Futures: U.S. Immigration & AI
futureincommon.gumroad.com/l/borderless...
#FutureInCommon #BorderlessFutures #AIandJustice

Borderless Futures (U.S. Immigration & AI) Knowledge Bundle

Borderless Futures BundleA Civic Bundle from Future in CommonPart of the series: “The United States of AI: An Ethical Policy Platform for American Workers”What This Bundle Covers:As artificial intelli...

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Future In Common @futureincommon.org · Jul 22

AI isn’t just transforming life on Earth.
It’s being launched into orbit—quietly, permanently, and without public debate.

This piece is about the space future we’re already building—and who gets left out.

🛰️ Beyond Earth
usai.futureincommon.org/beyond-earth...
#FutureInCommon #SpacePolicy #AI

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Future In Common @futureincommon.org · Jul 22

Not everyone will be reskilled.
Not every job is coming back.
And that doesn’t mean we stop belonging.

A post-work economy is coming.
What do we build when the work ends—and people remain?

🌱 When the Jobs Are Gone
usai.futureincommon.org/when-the-job...
#PostWork #FutureInCommon #DignityForAll #AI

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Future In Common @futureincommon.org · Jul 18

Running for office? Working in your community?
AI is already shaping jobs, schools, healthcare, and public trust.

The AI-Ready Candidate & Community Leader Toolkit helps you lead with clarity and care.
📥 futureincommon.gumroad.com/l/aireadytoo...
#AIpolicy #PublicService #UnitedStatesofAI

Future In Common @futureincommon.org · Jul 18

Who decides what AI “alignment” means?
Not the public. Not your rep.
It’s time we talked about the democratic side of safety.

📖 The Alignment Problem Is a Democracy Problem
🔗 usai.futureincommon.org/the-alignmen...
#AIpolicy #Democracy #AGIsafety #UnitedStatesofAI

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Future In Common @futureincommon.org · Jul 17

New from @deionlemelle.bsky.social + @futureincommon.org :

🕊️ Peace Before Power: A look at AI safety, AGI risk & global cooperation

Must-read for anyone worried about AI being framed as a military race.

🔗 usai.futureincommon.org/peace-before...
#AGIsafety #AIpolicy #FutureInCommon

Future In Common @futureincommon.org · Jul 16

📎 What’s At Stake: Voter Toolkit
A free explainer on how AI is shaping schools, jobs, and public life—fast.
Use it at your next voter meeting, teach-in, or community event.
Download here:
futureincommon.gumroad.com/l/whatsatstakevotertoolkitai
#FutureInCommon #AIliteracy #UnitedStatesofAI #CivicTech

Future In Common @futureincommon.org · Jul 16

🧾 New from @deionlemelle.bsky.social + @futureincommon.org:
When AI replaces jobs but skips the tax base—who funds the future?

We need a system that moves at the speed of code.
Read: “Fairness at the Speed of Code”
🌐 medium.com/future-in-co...
#AIpolicy #FiscalJustice #FutureInCommon

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Future In Common @futureincommon.org · Jul 15

🧠 New from @deionlemelle.bsky.social & @futureincommon.org:
The Future Must Include Us: Social Equity in the Age of AI
Bias isn’t a glitch—it’s a warning.
→ medium.com/future-in-co...
#UnitedStatesofAI #AIpolicy #TechEquity

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Future In Common @futureincommon.org · Jul 15

🚨 Just launched: 4 toolkits to help voters, leaders & communities navigate the AI era.

🗳️ What’s at Stake
📣 AI-Ready Candidate
🏛️ State & Local
🌍 Borderless Futures

All free or PWYC.
Explore: education.futureincommon.org
#FutureInCommon #AIpolicy #Democracy

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Future In Common @futureincommon.org · Jul 14

AI is already changing how immigration works—from who gets watched to who gets in.
This article shows how we got here—and how we can build a fairer future.
📖 Read it now: usai.futureincommon.org/borders-and-...
#UnitedStatesOfAI #AIandDemocracy #FutureInCommon

Future In Common @futureincommon.org · Jul 11

We don’t need to break things to move forward.

New from The United States of AI:
Innovation With Integrity
How to reclaim artificial intelligence for the public good—before it’s too late.
usai.futureincommon.org/innovation-w...
#AI #Innovation #Ethics #PublicTech

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Future In Common @futureincommon.org · Jul 10

🗳️ Democracy depends on trust.
AI is being used to influence voters, sort information, and even target disinfo—yet Congress has no clear rules.
We still have time to protect elections, but not much.
Read: “Ballots and Algorithms”
usai.futureincommon.org/ballots-and-...

Future In Common @futureincommon.org · Jul 9

AI is being embedded in healthcare, policing, and reproductive tech—often without consent or oversight.
We need policy that protects our bodies and our data.
This is a fight for freedom.
🔗 Read: “Our Bodies, Our Data”
usai.futureincommon.org/our-bodies-o...

Future In Common @futureincommon.org · Jul 8

AI is already shaping bail, sentencing & policing.
But what if it’s only accelerating injustice?

We need justice that’s human-centered—by design.
New post in the United States of AI series:
🔗 usai.futureincommon.org/justice-by-d...
#USAIPlatform #AIandJustice

Future In Common @futureincommon.org · Jul 7

What happens when your therapist is a chatbot and your boss tracks your mood?

AI is reshaping how we think about mental health, power, and privacy—and workers are caught in the middle.

🧠 Read: Minds in the Balance
➡️ usai.futureincommon.org

#AI #MentalHealth #WorkersRights

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Future In Common @futureincommon.org · Jul 4

Happy Fourth of July.
Freedom means owning your voice—and your work.

In the AI era, artists and workers are being sidelined by systems built on their labor.

Read “Our Work, Our Voice” from The United States of AI:
📖 usai.futureincommon.org/our-work-our...
#AIJustice #CreativeRights

Future In Common @futureincommon.org · Jul 3

AI will reshape how America builds.
The real question is who it will build for—and who gets left behind.

New article: Made in America, Remade by AI
Read → usai.futureincommon.org/made-in-amer...
Explore → usai.futureincommon.org
#AI #MadeInAmerica #TheUnitedStatesOfAI #futurepolicy

Future In Common @futureincommon.org · Jul 3

June’s jobs report came in light—33K private sector jobs lost.
AI disruption is already here.

A New Deal for the AI Era proposes:
1. Federal AI workforce training
2. A public service corps for climate & care
Read → usai.futureincommon.org/a-new-deal-f...
#AI #jobs #TheUnitedStatesOfAI

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Future In Common @futureincommon.org · Jul 2

“Water will define the next era of public power.
AI will decide who controls it.”

New post → Water Is Power
Read → usai.futureincommon.org/water-is-pow...
Explore → usai.futureincommon.org
#AI #climate #TheUnitedStatesOfAI #waterjustice #futurepolicy

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Future In Common @futureincommon.org · Jul 1

“Mobility is power.
And AI is deciding who moves—and who doesn’t.”

New piece: The Road and Sky Ahead
Read → usai.futureincommon.org/the-road-and...
Explore the full series → usai.futureincommon.org
#AI #mobility #TheUnitedStatesOfAI #futurepolicy #smartcities

Future In Common @futureincommon.org · Jun 30

The clean energy transition will be digital.
Will it be democratic?

New article on how AI is reshaping climate infrastructure—and why equity must be at the core.
Read → usai.futureincommon.org/powering-the...
Explore → usai.futureincommon.org
#AI #climate #TheUnitedStatesOfAI #justtransition

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Deion Lemelle @deionlemelle.bsky.social · Jun 28

“AI will not save democracy. But it may reveal whether we were willing to.”

Important article on why AI isn’t just a tech issue—it’s a test of civic courage.
Read → usai.futureincommon.org/while-democr...
Explore → usai.futureincommon.org
#AI #democracy #TheUnitedStatesOfAI #futurepolicy

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