Yes! I began playing around w/Claude over the winter which led to me getting certificates in various Anthropic courses. I know there are HUGE environmental concerns no but.
What I have learned is that AI levels the playing field is so many ways. I will be writing about it as well. I am joining you on this journey
The more women, the better, especially if we can influence the decisions about environmental harm and regulations in addition to partaking on the windfall. So happy this article resonated with you. Looking forward to reading what you write about it!
"Yes, the environmental damage is horrible and real. The labor displacement, the data bias are real."
People are literally having their wells run dry. It's easy to wax poetic about the environmental damage when it's not in our backyard. But how can we participate in rapid acceleration of our own demise ? This is a time to hold tighter to values. If women came together to slow this train down that would be power. Do not underestimate Mother Nature. She is the strongest woman of all.
Yes, and who is controlling these decisions? Certainly not women. Beyond protesting, if we want to make real change we need to be involved and build companies and partake in the power structure. Ai is not going to be univented just because we don’t like the impact on the environment or humanity. We need to control the speed and the scale, and how it’s used. I want to learn about AI, and support people who are doing the right thing. We are on a supersonic bullet train going somewhere we don’t know, and we can’t now complain that the train has left the station. It’s not going back, there is too much money involved. We need to be one of the conductors that takes it to a good destination. It’s a pragmatic view, and I know in an ideal world this is not great, but I honestly don’t think we can just protest - we need to be part of the system.
I hear you. But how exactly does that work? If ai were, let's say an automatic rifle factory that was handing them out to anyone on the street - should we jump in and say well everyone is shooting everyone up so we need to sell the guns too? ai is really no different- it's killing thousands of jobs daily - robbing intellectual property- and decimating the planet we need to survive. Having lived through 2 major climate disasters- this is not hyperbole. It's not a shoulder shrug - it's dire. Which is why the tech bros have bunkers and space plans and gold lined bunkers. I respect you and your intelligence- I am trying to understand what specifically women do 'from the inside '? How does that work to slow the train? Like what actually do women do?
Also- I think people are falling for the promise that if you learn it somehow you'll avoid being part of the mass unemployed... millions running toward and fighting for the one small cookie. That seems a recipe for disaster.
I'd prefer to see women use their brilliance to come up with alternative ways to thrive. At SXSW this year the most highly attended panels were about IRL - not tech driven initiatives. There is a legit alternative movement of ideas and human centric approaches being born. It's not just people painting signs and protesting.
I know there are a number of young people who refuse to engage with ai. I find that interesting also.
Again I'd love to understand how women stepping on the racing train is beneficial? Besides the handful of women who will make money ...
I think it needs to be a combination of all factors. But to say "please leave me behind" is not the answer. IRL events are growing for a reason, and it's a great antidote to all of the AI slop for sure. And I get your gun analogy, and I never thought about it but now that you mentioned, I honest I think if more women got involved in gun companies, and in retail businesses that sell guns and were leaders in this space, maybe we would have a different outcome. But we aren't, so how do we know we wouldn't be able to change this industry? The tech bros will continue to do their thing because we allowed these people to concentrate an incredible amount of wealth in few hands and we need to spread the wealth to women. And the money is in AI now. Good luck getting funds for any company that doesn't have AI in their company goals. Women are already funded a very small %, and now we are going to say "leave me behind", and let more money to be concentrated in the tech bros hands? That's crazy. We need to chew gum and walk. Share power in AI, be regulators, protest and do IRL. There is no other way out unless the entire world decides we won't touch AI anymore. There is too much money at stak and it's not going to happen.
Also, to answer your question about what to do from the inside: everything. Representation matters, even in AI. Every decision, small or large, being made by different people and including women, can affect the outcome of this technology. The focus it gives, the research, the ethics, the guardrails, the direction it takes, where it decides to stop or to go, the industries it focuses - literally everything. If you work for these companies or start your own, you can affect change from the inside.
Hi Sarah, I'm no expert in AI per se, but here is what I would recommend with the knowledge I have: if you never used it, try to spend 30 minutes with a free AI tool this week like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini. Just ask something you'd normally Google. You don't need to use it constantly, but learning it will help you understand how it works, and the concept behind it. Maybe follow women who are building in AI spaces, I am looking for them now so I can also understand what they are doing and why. I may share that in a later newsletter.
If you work outside of the home, ask your workplace what AI tools are being introduced, and if women are being included in those rollouts. Volunteer to be trained on them ASAP. If you have experience with the basic AI, look for online courses on more advanced classes that are related to your work or interests, so it's more applicable to your own needs.
On the other side, I would also advocate loudly for regulation, environmental accountability, and diverse representation in AI development. I hope this helps!
Yes! I began playing around w/Claude over the winter which led to me getting certificates in various Anthropic courses. I know there are HUGE environmental concerns no but.
What I have learned is that AI levels the playing field is so many ways. I will be writing about it as well. I am joining you on this journey
The more women, the better, especially if we can influence the decisions about environmental harm and regulations in addition to partaking on the windfall. So happy this article resonated with you. Looking forward to reading what you write about it!
"Yes, the environmental damage is horrible and real. The labor displacement, the data bias are real."
People are literally having their wells run dry. It's easy to wax poetic about the environmental damage when it's not in our backyard. But how can we participate in rapid acceleration of our own demise ? This is a time to hold tighter to values. If women came together to slow this train down that would be power. Do not underestimate Mother Nature. She is the strongest woman of all.
Yes, and who is controlling these decisions? Certainly not women. Beyond protesting, if we want to make real change we need to be involved and build companies and partake in the power structure. Ai is not going to be univented just because we don’t like the impact on the environment or humanity. We need to control the speed and the scale, and how it’s used. I want to learn about AI, and support people who are doing the right thing. We are on a supersonic bullet train going somewhere we don’t know, and we can’t now complain that the train has left the station. It’s not going back, there is too much money involved. We need to be one of the conductors that takes it to a good destination. It’s a pragmatic view, and I know in an ideal world this is not great, but I honestly don’t think we can just protest - we need to be part of the system.
I hear you. But how exactly does that work? If ai were, let's say an automatic rifle factory that was handing them out to anyone on the street - should we jump in and say well everyone is shooting everyone up so we need to sell the guns too? ai is really no different- it's killing thousands of jobs daily - robbing intellectual property- and decimating the planet we need to survive. Having lived through 2 major climate disasters- this is not hyperbole. It's not a shoulder shrug - it's dire. Which is why the tech bros have bunkers and space plans and gold lined bunkers. I respect you and your intelligence- I am trying to understand what specifically women do 'from the inside '? How does that work to slow the train? Like what actually do women do?
Also- I think people are falling for the promise that if you learn it somehow you'll avoid being part of the mass unemployed... millions running toward and fighting for the one small cookie. That seems a recipe for disaster.
I'd prefer to see women use their brilliance to come up with alternative ways to thrive. At SXSW this year the most highly attended panels were about IRL - not tech driven initiatives. There is a legit alternative movement of ideas and human centric approaches being born. It's not just people painting signs and protesting.
I know there are a number of young people who refuse to engage with ai. I find that interesting also.
Again I'd love to understand how women stepping on the racing train is beneficial? Besides the handful of women who will make money ...
I am so glad you opened this conversation!
I think it needs to be a combination of all factors. But to say "please leave me behind" is not the answer. IRL events are growing for a reason, and it's a great antidote to all of the AI slop for sure. And I get your gun analogy, and I never thought about it but now that you mentioned, I honest I think if more women got involved in gun companies, and in retail businesses that sell guns and were leaders in this space, maybe we would have a different outcome. But we aren't, so how do we know we wouldn't be able to change this industry? The tech bros will continue to do their thing because we allowed these people to concentrate an incredible amount of wealth in few hands and we need to spread the wealth to women. And the money is in AI now. Good luck getting funds for any company that doesn't have AI in their company goals. Women are already funded a very small %, and now we are going to say "leave me behind", and let more money to be concentrated in the tech bros hands? That's crazy. We need to chew gum and walk. Share power in AI, be regulators, protest and do IRL. There is no other way out unless the entire world decides we won't touch AI anymore. There is too much money at stak and it's not going to happen.
Also, to answer your question about what to do from the inside: everything. Representation matters, even in AI. Every decision, small or large, being made by different people and including women, can affect the outcome of this technology. The focus it gives, the research, the ethics, the guardrails, the direction it takes, where it decides to stop or to go, the industries it focuses - literally everything. If you work for these companies or start your own, you can affect change from the inside.
How do I begin to learn AI??
Thank you! Great suggestions
Hi Sarah, I'm no expert in AI per se, but here is what I would recommend with the knowledge I have: if you never used it, try to spend 30 minutes with a free AI tool this week like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini. Just ask something you'd normally Google. You don't need to use it constantly, but learning it will help you understand how it works, and the concept behind it. Maybe follow women who are building in AI spaces, I am looking for them now so I can also understand what they are doing and why. I may share that in a later newsletter.
If you work outside of the home, ask your workplace what AI tools are being introduced, and if women are being included in those rollouts. Volunteer to be trained on them ASAP. If you have experience with the basic AI, look for online courses on more advanced classes that are related to your work or interests, so it's more applicable to your own needs.
On the other side, I would also advocate loudly for regulation, environmental accountability, and diverse representation in AI development. I hope this helps!