Joe Desjarlais
@joedesjarlais.bsky.social
Métis researcher writing about relational readiness, AI governance, trust pathways, and distinctions-aware practice. Métis-informed perspectives applied to modern systems
Scale isn’t the story.
Relationship is.
AI gets better when it gives back more than it takes, and when it stays close enough to communities to be held accountable.
Relationship is.
AI gets better when it gives back more than it takes, and when it stays close enough to communities to be held accountable.
December 6, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Scale isn’t the story.
Relationship is.
AI gets better when it gives back more than it takes, and when it stays close enough to communities to be held accountable.
Relationship is.
AI gets better when it gives back more than it takes, and when it stays close enough to communities to be held accountable.
The future is still open.
What we choose, and how we relate, still matters.
What we choose, and how we relate, still matters.
December 5, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The future is still open.
What we choose, and how we relate, still matters.
What we choose, and how we relate, still matters.
Systems wobble when relationships can’t hold the speed.
This piece gets at it through the lens of organizational culture + trust dynamics:
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
This piece gets at it through the lens of organizational culture + trust dynamics:
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
(PDF) How Does Organizational Culture Influence the Adoption of Ethical AI Practices Across Sectors
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December 4, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Systems wobble when relationships can’t hold the speed.
This piece gets at it through the lens of organizational culture + trust dynamics:
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
This piece gets at it through the lens of organizational culture + trust dynamics:
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
These questions need more than slogans. If AI is reshaping work, privacy, and power, the real issue is whether our systems can build trust at the pace of that change. Technology doesn’t have to erode democracy, but only if we slow down and look at the relational impacts before they land
December 4, 2025 at 12:12 AM
These questions need more than slogans. If AI is reshaping work, privacy, and power, the real issue is whether our systems can build trust at the pace of that change. Technology doesn’t have to erode democracy, but only if we slow down and look at the relational impacts before they land
I wrote the piece because I wanted to make room for a different way of seeing the future.
Not as something fixed, but as something we keep negotiating together.
Not as something fixed, but as something we keep negotiating together.
December 3, 2025 at 9:57 PM
I wrote the piece because I wanted to make room for a different way of seeing the future.
Not as something fixed, but as something we keep negotiating together.
Not as something fixed, but as something we keep negotiating together.
Building big with Canadian workers and technology also means building at the speed of trust. The next wave of growth will depend on how well our systems handle relationships - between institutions, communities, and the people affected by these decisions.
December 2, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Building big with Canadian workers and technology also means building at the speed of trust. The next wave of growth will depend on how well our systems handle relationships - between institutions, communities, and the people affected by these decisions.