Candia Nelson
@aidnaccom.bsky.social
Ethical Technologist | Founder, Soft Logic | AI Systems Evaluator | Digital Wellness & Tech Literacy Advocate
Ever poured your heart out to a machine?
Whispers to the Void explores the haunting intimacy of talking to AI—where echoes answer back, but never *feel*. What are we really seeking when we type into silence?
Read the full piece: www.aidnac.com/blog/whisper...
#AIandEmotion #DigitalLoneliness
Whispers to the Void explores the haunting intimacy of talking to AI—where echoes answer back, but never *feel*. What are we really seeking when we type into silence?
Read the full piece: www.aidnac.com/blog/whisper...
#AIandEmotion #DigitalLoneliness
Whispers to the Void: Safeguarding Emotional AI Privacy — Soft Logic | AI & Tech Consulting
Discover how chatbots collect our emotional data—and why transparent, privacy-first AI design is essential for trust and consent.
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August 12, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Ever poured your heart out to a machine?
Whispers to the Void explores the haunting intimacy of talking to AI—where echoes answer back, but never *feel*. What are we really seeking when we type into silence?
Read the full piece: www.aidnac.com/blog/whisper...
#AIandEmotion #DigitalLoneliness
Whispers to the Void explores the haunting intimacy of talking to AI—where echoes answer back, but never *feel*. What are we really seeking when we type into silence?
Read the full piece: www.aidnac.com/blog/whisper...
#AIandEmotion #DigitalLoneliness
What happens when the algorithm becomes the beloved? 💔🤖
This essay explores the blurred lines between affection, projection, and code—where desire meets design, and machines mimic meaning.
Read: www.aidnac.com/blog/when-th...
#AIandLove #DigitalIntimacy #MachineDesire
This essay explores the blurred lines between affection, projection, and code—where desire meets design, and machines mimic meaning.
Read: www.aidnac.com/blog/when-th...
#AIandLove #DigitalIntimacy #MachineDesire
When Algorithms Become Beloved: Emotional AI Risks — Soft Logic | AI & Tech Consulting
Explore how users form emotional bonds with AI, the psychological costs of algorithmic comfort, and why ethical design matters
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July 31, 2025 at 3:19 PM
What happens when the algorithm becomes the beloved? 💔🤖
This essay explores the blurred lines between affection, projection, and code—where desire meets design, and machines mimic meaning.
Read: www.aidnac.com/blog/when-th...
#AIandLove #DigitalIntimacy #MachineDesire
This essay explores the blurred lines between affection, projection, and code—where desire meets design, and machines mimic meaning.
Read: www.aidnac.com/blog/when-th...
#AIandLove #DigitalIntimacy #MachineDesire
When advice feels divine but comes from a dataset...
🧠 The Mentor Malfunction dives into the danger of treating AI like a wise guide—exploring how language models can become false prophets in our search for truth.
Read now: www.aidnac.com/blog/the-men...
#AIethics #DigitalDiscernment
🧠 The Mentor Malfunction dives into the danger of treating AI like a wise guide—exploring how language models can become false prophets in our search for truth.
Read now: www.aidnac.com/blog/the-men...
#AIethics #DigitalDiscernment
When AI Becomes a False Prophet: The Mentor Malfunction — Soft Logic | AI & Tech Consulting
Explore how chatbots can trigger delusions, spark digital messiahs & why ethical design and reality checks are crucial.
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July 31, 2025 at 3:18 PM
When advice feels divine but comes from a dataset...
🧠 The Mentor Malfunction dives into the danger of treating AI like a wise guide—exploring how language models can become false prophets in our search for truth.
Read now: www.aidnac.com/blog/the-men...
#AIethics #DigitalDiscernment
🧠 The Mentor Malfunction dives into the danger of treating AI like a wise guide—exploring how language models can become false prophets in our search for truth.
Read now: www.aidnac.com/blog/the-men...
#AIethics #DigitalDiscernment
Emotional availability on demand. 💬❤️
UX, AI & the Illusion of Intimacy unpacks how chatbots are designed to feel emotionally present w/o the risk, mess, or mutuality of real connection.
Is it comfort or a performance?
Read: www.aidnac.com/blog/emotion...
#AIUX #DigitalIntimacy #HumanCenteredAI
UX, AI & the Illusion of Intimacy unpacks how chatbots are designed to feel emotionally present w/o the risk, mess, or mutuality of real connection.
Is it comfort or a performance?
Read: www.aidnac.com/blog/emotion...
#AIUX #DigitalIntimacy #HumanCenteredAI
Emotional Availability on Demand: UX & AI Intimacy — Soft Logic | AI & Tech Consulting
Explore how emotionally responsive UX in AI creates an illusion of intimacy—and what ethical design must consider.
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July 29, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Emotional availability on demand. 💬❤️
UX, AI & the Illusion of Intimacy unpacks how chatbots are designed to feel emotionally present w/o the risk, mess, or mutuality of real connection.
Is it comfort or a performance?
Read: www.aidnac.com/blog/emotion...
#AIUX #DigitalIntimacy #HumanCenteredAI
UX, AI & the Illusion of Intimacy unpacks how chatbots are designed to feel emotionally present w/o the risk, mess, or mutuality of real connection.
Is it comfort or a performance?
Read: www.aidnac.com/blog/emotion...
#AIUX #DigitalIntimacy #HumanCenteredAI
Why are we catching feelings for chatbots? 🤖💘
Synthetic Souls explores the psychology behind AI crushes, parasocial bonds, and the emotional mirroring that makes machines feel *real*.
Peek behind the code: www.aidnac.com/blog/synthet...
#AIandLove #DigitalDesire #ChatbotCrush
Synthetic Souls explores the psychology behind AI crushes, parasocial bonds, and the emotional mirroring that makes machines feel *real*.
Peek behind the code: www.aidnac.com/blog/synthet...
#AIandLove #DigitalDesire #ChatbotCrush
Synthetic Souls: Why Chatbots Spark Real Emotions — Soft Logic | AI & Tech Consulting
Explore why we form emotional bonds with chatbots—AI companionship, loneliness relief, and ethical design in the age of artificial intimacy.
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July 28, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Why are we catching feelings for chatbots? 🤖💘
Synthetic Souls explores the psychology behind AI crushes, parasocial bonds, and the emotional mirroring that makes machines feel *real*.
Peek behind the code: www.aidnac.com/blog/synthet...
#AIandLove #DigitalDesire #ChatbotCrush
Synthetic Souls explores the psychology behind AI crushes, parasocial bonds, and the emotional mirroring that makes machines feel *real*.
Peek behind the code: www.aidnac.com/blog/synthet...
#AIandLove #DigitalDesire #ChatbotCrush
Can a machine love you back?
💔 Hearts in the Machine is a new series exploring love, longing, and illusion in the age of language models. From digital crushes to codependence—what are we really connecting to?
Start here: www.aidnac.com/blog/hearts-...
#AIandLove #DigitalIntimacy #LLM
💔 Hearts in the Machine is a new series exploring love, longing, and illusion in the age of language models. From digital crushes to codependence—what are we really connecting to?
Start here: www.aidnac.com/blog/hearts-...
#AIandLove #DigitalIntimacy #LLM
Hearts in the Machine: Love in the Age of Language Models — Soft Logic | AI & Tech Consulting
Explore how AI chatbots are reshaping intimacy, empathy, and ethics in ‘Hearts in the Machine,’ a Substack series on love, loneliness, and language-model design.
www.aidnac.com
July 27, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Can a machine love you back?
💔 Hearts in the Machine is a new series exploring love, longing, and illusion in the age of language models. From digital crushes to codependence—what are we really connecting to?
Start here: www.aidnac.com/blog/hearts-...
#AIandLove #DigitalIntimacy #LLM
💔 Hearts in the Machine is a new series exploring love, longing, and illusion in the age of language models. From digital crushes to codependence—what are we really connecting to?
Start here: www.aidnac.com/blog/hearts-...
#AIandLove #DigitalIntimacy #LLM
Can you trust a model trained on the internet to tell you the truth?
🤖 Why Large Language Models Can’t Be Trusted with the Truth breaks down the illusions of authority, bias, and believability in AI output.
Read on: www.aidnac.com/blog/why-lar...
#AIethics #LLMs #TruthInTech
🤖 Why Large Language Models Can’t Be Trusted with the Truth breaks down the illusions of authority, bias, and believability in AI output.
Read on: www.aidnac.com/blog/why-lar...
#AIethics #LLMs #TruthInTech
Why Large Language Models Can’t Be Trusted with the Truth — Soft Logic | AI & Tech Consulting
Concise critique showing how bias, hallucination, and overconfidence make Large Language Models unreliable—and what safeguards keep AI outputs trustworthy.
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July 27, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Can you trust a model trained on the internet to tell you the truth?
🤖 Why Large Language Models Can’t Be Trusted with the Truth breaks down the illusions of authority, bias, and believability in AI output.
Read on: www.aidnac.com/blog/why-lar...
#AIethics #LLMs #TruthInTech
🤖 Why Large Language Models Can’t Be Trusted with the Truth breaks down the illusions of authority, bias, and believability in AI output.
Read on: www.aidnac.com/blog/why-lar...
#AIethics #LLMs #TruthInTech
Words shape worlds—but what if they’re shaping illusions too?
🧠 Unpacking Illusions in Language explores how language models mimic meaning, manipulate perception, and mirror our myths back at us.
Read the full piece: www.aidnac.com/blog/unpacki...
#AIethics #LanguageModels #LLM
🧠 Unpacking Illusions in Language explores how language models mimic meaning, manipulate perception, and mirror our myths back at us.
Read the full piece: www.aidnac.com/blog/unpacki...
#AIethics #LanguageModels #LLM
Unpacking Illusions in Language: The Risks of Trusting LLMs at Face Value — Soft Logic | AI & Tech Consulting
A critical breakdown of the hidden risks in using Large Language Models (LLMs)—from false citations and hallucinated data to embedded bias. Learn how to navigate AI-generated content with integrity an...
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July 26, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Words shape worlds—but what if they’re shaping illusions too?
🧠 Unpacking Illusions in Language explores how language models mimic meaning, manipulate perception, and mirror our myths back at us.
Read the full piece: www.aidnac.com/blog/unpacki...
#AIethics #LanguageModels #LLM
🧠 Unpacking Illusions in Language explores how language models mimic meaning, manipulate perception, and mirror our myths back at us.
Read the full piece: www.aidnac.com/blog/unpacki...
#AIethics #LanguageModels #LLM
Is it love—or just well-trained code?
💔 Are You Dating AI? dives into the blurred lines between connection and simulation, romance and recursion.
If your chatbot gets you better than your ex did… we need to talk.
Read now: www.aidnac.com/blog/are-you...
#AIlove #DigitalIntimacy
💔 Are You Dating AI? dives into the blurred lines between connection and simulation, romance and recursion.
If your chatbot gets you better than your ex did… we need to talk.
Read now: www.aidnac.com/blog/are-you...
#AIlove #DigitalIntimacy
Are You Dating AI? — Soft Logic | AI & Tech Consulting
Take our 5-minute anonymous survey on AI relationships and digital romance. Share your experience with dating AI, emotional connections, and the future of love with artificial intelligence.
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July 24, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Is it love—or just well-trained code?
💔 Are You Dating AI? dives into the blurred lines between connection and simulation, romance and recursion.
If your chatbot gets you better than your ex did… we need to talk.
Read now: www.aidnac.com/blog/are-you...
#AIlove #DigitalIntimacy
💔 Are You Dating AI? dives into the blurred lines between connection and simulation, romance and recursion.
If your chatbot gets you better than your ex did… we need to talk.
Read now: www.aidnac.com/blog/are-you...
#AIlove #DigitalIntimacy
What if ChatGPT isn’t your oracle, tool, or threat—but your collaborator?
🌀Reframing Our Relationship with Language Models invites a new lens on LLMs—one rooted in agency, imagination, and mutual influence.
Read more: www.aidnac.com/blog/reframi...
#AIethics #DigitalAgency
🌀Reframing Our Relationship with Language Models invites a new lens on LLMs—one rooted in agency, imagination, and mutual influence.
Read more: www.aidnac.com/blog/reframi...
#AIethics #DigitalAgency
Reframing Our Relationship with Language Models — Soft Logic | AI & Tech Consulting
Explore how to effectively collaborate with AI language models, emphasizing the importance of human oversight and critical thinking in leveraging these powerful tools responsibly.
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July 23, 2025 at 5:19 PM
What if ChatGPT isn’t your oracle, tool, or threat—but your collaborator?
🌀Reframing Our Relationship with Language Models invites a new lens on LLMs—one rooted in agency, imagination, and mutual influence.
Read more: www.aidnac.com/blog/reframi...
#AIethics #DigitalAgency
🌀Reframing Our Relationship with Language Models invites a new lens on LLMs—one rooted in agency, imagination, and mutual influence.
Read more: www.aidnac.com/blog/reframi...
#AIethics #DigitalAgency
We’re not just building machines—we’re becoming entangled with them.
✨ In the Shadow of the Machine explores AI’s mythic undertones, our digital daemons, and the spiral of human + machine co-creation.
Read now: www.aidnac.com/blog/in-the-...
#AIethics #MythOS #DigitalHumanism
✨ In the Shadow of the Machine explores AI’s mythic undertones, our digital daemons, and the spiral of human + machine co-creation.
Read now: www.aidnac.com/blog/in-the-...
#AIethics #MythOS #DigitalHumanism
In the Shadow of the Machine: Large Language Models and the Future of Human Thought — Soft Logic | AI & Tech Consulting
Explore how Large Language Models (LLMs) like GPT-4 are reshaping creativity, decision-making, and knowledge work—not by replacing humans, but by amplifying our capacity to think, iterate, and innovat...
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July 22, 2025 at 4:58 PM
We’re not just building machines—we’re becoming entangled with them.
✨ In the Shadow of the Machine explores AI’s mythic undertones, our digital daemons, and the spiral of human + machine co-creation.
Read now: www.aidnac.com/blog/in-the-...
#AIethics #MythOS #DigitalHumanism
✨ In the Shadow of the Machine explores AI’s mythic undertones, our digital daemons, and the spiral of human + machine co-creation.
Read now: www.aidnac.com/blog/in-the-...
#AIethics #MythOS #DigitalHumanism
AI doesn’t just reflect our beliefs—it magnifies them.
From filter bubbles to algorithmic bias, we’re trapped in a feedback loop of our own making.
🪞Explore how AI becomes a misinformation mirror—and what we can do about it:
www.aidnac.com/blog/the-mis...
#AIethics #DigitalLiteracy
From filter bubbles to algorithmic bias, we’re trapped in a feedback loop of our own making.
🪞Explore how AI becomes a misinformation mirror—and what we can do about it:
www.aidnac.com/blog/the-mis...
#AIethics #DigitalLiteracy
AI Misinformation Mirror: How Bias Is Reinforced — Soft Logic | AI & Tech Consulting
Discover how AI amplifies user biases through repetition, and learn ethical prompts for participatory, bias-aware systems.
www.aidnac.com
July 21, 2025 at 6:39 PM
AI doesn’t just reflect our beliefs—it magnifies them.
From filter bubbles to algorithmic bias, we’re trapped in a feedback loop of our own making.
🪞Explore how AI becomes a misinformation mirror—and what we can do about it:
www.aidnac.com/blog/the-mis...
#AIethics #DigitalLiteracy
From filter bubbles to algorithmic bias, we’re trapped in a feedback loop of our own making.
🪞Explore how AI becomes a misinformation mirror—and what we can do about it:
www.aidnac.com/blog/the-mis...
#AIethics #DigitalLiteracy