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AI for All Tomorrows @aiforalltomorrows.bsky.social · Jul 29

How can we approach AI with motivational clarity to prevent overwhelm? Isabel Hirama ✨ shares a simple framework for focusing your AI learning efforts on content that truly aligns with your goals and values.

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Can we prevent AI overwhelm?

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AI for All Tomorrows @aiforalltomorrows.bsky.social · Jul 21

A robot giving compliments to strangers is going viral. But what’s really going on behind the scenes?
Rena breaks down “Jake the Robot,” from sensors and motion control to the role of human teleoperation.

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#Robotics #TechExplained #HumanRobotInteraction #ThisWeekInRobots

The Robot That Compliments Strangers Is Going Viral — Here’s Why

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AI for All Tomorrows @aiforalltomorrows.bsky.social · Jul 17

“The real scandal? It’s all legal.”
Investigative journalist Casey Michel breaks down how authoritarian regimes launder money and their reputations — right here in the U.S. — through shell companies, PR firms, crypto schemes, and more.

#trump #money #hci #tech #ai

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AI for All Tomorrows @aiforalltomorrows.bsky.social · Jul 16

What happens when democracy is quietly rewritten by anonymous money, offshore influence, and unchecked AI acceleration? Investigative journalist Casey Michel exposes how kleptocratic regimes infiltrate democratic systems and understanding this hidden power structure in the digital age.

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AI for All Tomorrows @aiforalltomorrows.bsky.social · Jul 16

Happy Throwback Tuesday! @alexhanna.bsky.social breaks down the "enshittification" of AI in our very first episode! youtube.com/shorts/JmPw5...

#ai #aiethics #alexhanna #theaicon

The rise of AI Slop

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AI for All Tomorrows @aiforalltomorrows.bsky.social · Jul 15

This week in robots: Meet Grek — the robot who can walk, jump, and take photos… all thanks to simulation?!
I break down what’s really behind this viral Nvidia keynote moment, what the research says, and why we should be a little skeptical of “instant genius” robots.

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This Week in Robots: Grek

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AI for All Tomorrows @aiforalltomorrows.bsky.social · Jul 10

In our latest episode ⁨@baratunde⁩ argues his case as to why advertising should be a capital crime. Do you agree? Leave your thoughts in the comments. Watch or listen our latest episode here: linktr.ee/aitocracypod

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AI for All Tomorrows @aiforalltomorrows.bsky.social · Jul 10

Listen to why @baratunde.com has hope for humanity when it comes to AI in this weeks brand new episode! Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Youtube! Link in bio.

#ai #ethics #humanity #viral #foryou #explore #tech #ethicaltech

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AI for All Tomorrows @aiforalltomorrows.bsky.social · Jul 8

Welcome to the first episode of This Week in Robots! We’re kicking things off with the $800 kids' robot that promised friendship — and then went dark. What happens when your AI best friend dies? Let’s unpack the emotional aftermath of social robots.

AI for All Tomorrows @aiforalltomorrows.bsky.social · Jul 5

What are the hidden costs of AI? Find out in this weeks episode with danah boyd! Link in bio.

AI for All Tomorrows @aiforalltomorrows.bsky.social · Jul 2

Dylan and @zephoria.bsky.social talk about if uncertainty can be empowering and much more!

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AI for All Tomorrows @aiforalltomorrows.bsky.social · Jul 2

We’re now AI For All Tomorrows!

New name, bigger mission. We’re evolving into a space focused on making AI more accessible, engaging, and empowering for everyone.

This is just the beginning — the future of learning, creating, and exploring with AI starts here.

Let’s build tomorrow, together.

AI for All Tomorrows @aiforalltomorrows.bsky.social · Jun 27

Power and goodness: can they coexist? Find out in our latest episode with Oliver Haimson! Link in bio.

AI for All Tomorrows @aiforalltomorrows.bsky.social · Jun 25

New pod episode! We talk with Oliver Haimson about their new book Trans Technologies (out now from MIT Press).

And yes, we get into trans vape companies.

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#TransTech #TransInternet #OliverHaimson #MITPress

In Support of Trans Technologies with Oliver Haimson

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AI for All Tomorrows @aiforalltomorrows.bsky.social · Jun 23

Hear @tomwilliams.phd thoughts on robot dogs in our recent episode. Watch or listen at the link in our bio!

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AI for All Tomorrows @aiforalltomorrows.bsky.social · Jun 22

Just dropped our first-ever Joyful Tech episode. Dylan chats with UC Santa Cruz scholar Rebecca Jonas about boosting digital literacy in Appalachia and how public libraries are game changers. It’s all about tech built with rural communities, not for them.

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Joyful Tech in Rural America with Rebecca Jonas

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AI for All Tomorrows @aiforalltomorrows.bsky.social · Jun 17

What effect could AI have on war?

Atay Kozlovski and Ayca Ariyoruk sit down with Dylan Thomas Doyle to discuss in this weeks episode. Listen to their take on autonomous weapons - what they are, how they are being used and what they think about it.

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Lethal Autonomous Weapons 101: What You Need to Know with Atay Kozlovski and Ayca Ariyoruk

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AI for All Tomorrows @aiforalltomorrows.bsky.social · Jun 14

In this bonus ep, Dylan Thomas Doyle and David Ryan Polgar talk about DC thai food. But also our shared AI futures.

Spotify: lnkd.in/gWgeWB2x
Apple pods: lnkd.in/eriijZrt

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AI for All Tomorrows @aiforalltomorrows.bsky.social · Jun 11

🚨 NEW EPISODE 🚨

This week, Dylan sits down with Tom Williams to talk about his upcoming book Degrees of Freedom: on Robotics and Social Justice. Hear their thoughts about robotics ethics, liberty, and the history of robot racism in this weeks episode of AI-tocracy.

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Justice, Liberty, and Robots with Tom Williams

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AI for All Tomorrows @aiforalltomorrows.bsky.social · Jun 10

Hi everyone! I’m Kira Warren, the Social Media Coordinator and Content Creator here at AI-tocracy! My job is to edit podcast video and audio into social media content. I am a junior at the University of Colorado Boulder as a Creative Technology and Design Major!

- kira 💌

AI for All Tomorrows @aiforalltomorrows.bsky.social · Jun 6

Tomasz Hollanek explains how companies are using at to deal with grief and death. Listen or watch our latest episode on YouTube, Apple Podcasts or Spotify at the link in our bio.

#aiethics #responsibletech #ai #aiandgrief

AI for All Tomorrows @aiforalltomorrows.bsky.social · Jun 5

What if digital immortality isn’t just about life after death—but about how we grieve the living world?
This weeks conversation with Tomasz Hollanek reframes grief beyond the personal, asking how we mourn communities, ecosystems, and ways of life already fading.

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AI for All Tomorrows @aiforalltomorrows.bsky.social · Jun 3

Ever wondered what else people are using AI for? One use case is helping people to cope with grief. Join us tomorrow for a conversation about digital immortality and all things deadbots with Tomasz Hollanek.

#aiethics #responsibletech

AI for All Tomorrows @aiforalltomorrows.bsky.social · May 30

What happens when you defund the future?
Casey Fiesler on losing her NSF grant for AI education—what it says about funding, ethics, and who gets to shape tech. DEI cuts aren’t just politics—they’re shaping the future of CS.

#AI #Ethics #DEI #STEM #WomenInTech #CaseyFiesler

AI for All Tomorrows @aiforalltomorrows.bsky.social · May 28

New ep w/ @cfiesler.bsky.social on the fallout from her canceled NSF grant, AI ethics, DEI cuts, & the future of inclusive tech education. Essential listen.
YouTube | Apple Podcasts | Spotify. Link in bio.
#AIethics #DEI #WomenInSTEM #TechPolicy #Podcast

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