Anne (she/her)
@annetgriffin.bsky.social
Product leader building human-first AI & emerging tech | Teaching about AI on O’Reilly | Forbes Contributor on AI and Strategy | Insights in Rolling Stone and The Atlantic
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Taking Design Futures at @thenewschool.bsky.social starting this week, and I’ve been patiently waiting for it to start since June. Really excited to grow this skillset.
October 18, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Taking Design Futures at @thenewschool.bsky.social starting this week, and I’ve been patiently waiting for it to start since June. Really excited to grow this skillset.
My hidden talent is I make the best bbq ribs of probably anyone you know.
September 24, 2025 at 3:36 AM
My hidden talent is I make the best bbq ribs of probably anyone you know.
This week writing about the importance of designing context as a part of multi-agent product experiences.
September 22, 2025 at 3:15 AM
This week writing about the importance of designing context as a part of multi-agent product experiences.
One thing I love about using ChatGPT currently is switching between the default mode and agent mode. I love having it go into agent mode for more in depth research, and switching back to regular mode when I have a specific question or need it to do something with that research.
September 20, 2025 at 9:44 PM
One thing I love about using ChatGPT currently is switching between the default mode and agent mode. I love having it go into agent mode for more in depth research, and switching back to regular mode when I have a specific question or need it to do something with that research.
One thing about me, if someone compliments my work in terms of quality, rigor, etc, I will be deep in the best of my feelings for the rest of the day.
September 19, 2025 at 10:44 PM
One thing about me, if someone compliments my work in terms of quality, rigor, etc, I will be deep in the best of my feelings for the rest of the day.
Last week I found out I was nominated for the Mayfield | Divot AI List on my way back from a panel at Startup Boston Week. 🎉
I remember wishing for moments like this when I first started learning about AI in 2017.
I remember wishing for moments like this when I first started learning about AI in 2017.
September 19, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Last week I found out I was nominated for the Mayfield | Divot AI List on my way back from a panel at Startup Boston Week. 🎉
I remember wishing for moments like this when I first started learning about AI in 2017.
I remember wishing for moments like this when I first started learning about AI in 2017.
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I listened to part of this mom's testimony today. Her son started isolating and cutting himself after chatting with companions on Character .ai.
She shared that the company offered her like $100 during arbitration. $100!! 😠
She shared that the company offered her like $100 during arbitration. $100!! 😠
I spoke with the Jane Doe mom testifying today about Character AI back in December. Here's a gift link to her story wapo.st/4mhYqXe
An AI companion suggested he kill his parents. Now his mom is suing.
A new Texas lawsuit against Character.ai, alleging its chatbots poisoned a son against his family, is part of a push to increase oversight of AI companions.
wapo.st
September 17, 2025 at 2:59 AM
I listened to part of this mom's testimony today. Her son started isolating and cutting himself after chatting with companions on Character .ai.
She shared that the company offered her like $100 during arbitration. $100!! 😠
She shared that the company offered her like $100 during arbitration. $100!! 😠
Every day I think to myself how fortunate I am to do what I love. The things I am building now, I used to dream about in 2017. And I sometimes rundown my to do list and I’m like, wow, I used to wish for this with all my heart.
September 15, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Every day I think to myself how fortunate I am to do what I love. The things I am building now, I used to dream about in 2017. And I sometimes rundown my to do list and I’m like, wow, I used to wish for this with all my heart.
One of my top life skills is planning surprises for peoples’ birthdays.
September 13, 2025 at 4:09 PM
One of my top life skills is planning surprises for peoples’ birthdays.
Some pictures from Startup Boston Week today on the panel AI at the Helm: Prototyping Smarter as a Product Manager
September 10, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Some pictures from Startup Boston Week today on the panel AI at the Helm: Prototyping Smarter as a Product Manager
My panel AI at the Helm: Prototyping Smarter as a Product Manager at Startup Boston Week is today at 11am.
Spending the day hanging out with the Boston and New England startup community.
Register here: t.co/CMbeAnsa8o
Spending the day hanging out with the Boston and New England startup community.
Register here: t.co/CMbeAnsa8o
September 10, 2025 at 12:48 PM
My panel AI at the Helm: Prototyping Smarter as a Product Manager at Startup Boston Week is today at 11am.
Spending the day hanging out with the Boston and New England startup community.
Register here: t.co/CMbeAnsa8o
Spending the day hanging out with the Boston and New England startup community.
Register here: t.co/CMbeAnsa8o
Excited to be speaking at Startup Boston Week on Sept 10 on the panel AI at the Helm: Prototyping Smarter as a Product Manager.
Going to talk about what’s actually valuable in AI prototyping, what is hype, and what not to do.
www.startupbos.org/sbw2025
Going to talk about what’s actually valuable in AI prototyping, what is hype, and what not to do.
www.startupbos.org/sbw2025
September 2, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Excited to be speaking at Startup Boston Week on Sept 10 on the panel AI at the Helm: Prototyping Smarter as a Product Manager.
Going to talk about what’s actually valuable in AI prototyping, what is hype, and what not to do.
www.startupbos.org/sbw2025
Going to talk about what’s actually valuable in AI prototyping, what is hype, and what not to do.
www.startupbos.org/sbw2025
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When faced with a large initiative w/a ton of ambiguity and unclear POV, I tend to write a UX Brief as a way to put down the initial experiential goals, approaches, behavioral hypotheses, known constraints that presumably will drive the biz goals. It is kind of a straw man to shape the UX POC.
September 2, 2025 at 4:29 PM
When faced with a large initiative w/a ton of ambiguity and unclear POV, I tend to write a UX Brief as a way to put down the initial experiential goals, approaches, behavioral hypotheses, known constraints that presumably will drive the biz goals. It is kind of a straw man to shape the UX POC.
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Every application of these tools deployed against incarcerated people has some analogue in the spaces where people adopt these technologies willingly or in our ostensibly free society.
This is not coincidental.
This is not coincidental.
From Surveillance to Robot Guards: How AI Could Reshape Prison Life
Critics worry about opaque data collection, privacy violations and the technology’s bias spreading in jails and prisons.
www.themarshallproject.org
August 30, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Every application of these tools deployed against incarcerated people has some analogue in the spaces where people adopt these technologies willingly or in our ostensibly free society.
This is not coincidental.
This is not coincidental.
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“Ghassemi and her MIT colleagues found that AI systems were more likely to leave female patients untreated.”
Can artificial intelligence cause medical errors? This MIT researcher shows it can. - The Boston Globe
As hospitals rush to embrace AI systems that help diagnose diseases, Marzyeh Ghassemi's research suggests the technology is still rife with flaws and biases.
www.bostonglobe.com
August 27, 2025 at 10:39 PM
“Ghassemi and her MIT colleagues found that AI systems were more likely to leave female patients untreated.”
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BREAKING: Big moment as CDC staff stage a mass walkout.
They have lined the street outside its HQ to greet and salute the four top officials who have resigned in protest at RFK Jr’s attack on the agency’s science base.
(🎥 AP)
They have lined the street outside its HQ to greet and salute the four top officials who have resigned in protest at RFK Jr’s attack on the agency’s science base.
(🎥 AP)
August 28, 2025 at 7:42 PM
BREAKING: Big moment as CDC staff stage a mass walkout.
They have lined the street outside its HQ to greet and salute the four top officials who have resigned in protest at RFK Jr’s attack on the agency’s science base.
(🎥 AP)
They have lined the street outside its HQ to greet and salute the four top officials who have resigned in protest at RFK Jr’s attack on the agency’s science base.
(🎥 AP)
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imagine being so maniacally racist that you side with the fire over the firefighter
August 28, 2025 at 2:53 AM
imagine being so maniacally racist that you side with the fire over the firefighter
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“Known as intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance (Istar) systems, these tools, built by several companies, allow users to track, detain and, in the context of war, kill people at scale with the help of AI.”
Palantir’s tools pose an invisible danger we are just beginning to comprehend | Juan Sebastian Pinto
Weaponized AI surveillance platforms threaten human rights around the world. Here’s how they work
www.theguardian.com
August 25, 2025 at 12:21 AM
“Known as intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance (Istar) systems, these tools, built by several companies, allow users to track, detain and, in the context of war, kill people at scale with the help of AI.”
Sometimes I think about Murderbot and how it would get “bored” and just watch episodes of its favorite tv show repeatedly.
And I think about the human brain and how easy it is to detract it or sabotage it if you get it hooked on something providing constant dopamine 24/7.
And I think about the human brain and how easy it is to detract it or sabotage it if you get it hooked on something providing constant dopamine 24/7.
August 24, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Sometimes I think about Murderbot and how it would get “bored” and just watch episodes of its favorite tv show repeatedly.
And I think about the human brain and how easy it is to detract it or sabotage it if you get it hooked on something providing constant dopamine 24/7.
And I think about the human brain and how easy it is to detract it or sabotage it if you get it hooked on something providing constant dopamine 24/7.
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Are websites about to go out of style? AI agents are exploring new user interfaces, including AI browsers and a new project called MCP-UI.
MCP-UI Aims To Replace ‘Old World’ Websites With AI Agent UIs
Are websites about to go out of style? AI agents are exploring new user interfaces, including AI browsers and a new project called MCP-UI.
bit.ly
August 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Are websites about to go out of style? AI agents are exploring new user interfaces, including AI browsers and a new project called MCP-UI.
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Today, Knight Foundation is committing $10M to the Public Media Bridge Fund — part of a nearly $37M effort to support public media. We’re calling on others to join us in ensuring public media remains a pillar of civic life.
Read more in @nytimes.com:
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/b...
Read more in @nytimes.com:
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/b...
The Race to Rescue PBS and NPR Stations
www.nytimes.com
August 19, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Today, Knight Foundation is committing $10M to the Public Media Bridge Fund — part of a nearly $37M effort to support public media. We’re calling on others to join us in ensuring public media remains a pillar of civic life.
Read more in @nytimes.com:
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/b...
Read more in @nytimes.com:
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/b...
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7/ If you’re under 65 and not high risk, the window to get a Covid-19 vaccine is right now—before the FDA label changes. Once it happens, access will be limited immediately (if it isn’t already). CVS is no longer booking appointments. As far as we know, Walgreens and local pharmacies still are.
August 18, 2025 at 11:37 PM
7/ If you’re under 65 and not high risk, the window to get a Covid-19 vaccine is right now—before the FDA label changes. Once it happens, access will be limited immediately (if it isn’t already). CVS is no longer booking appointments. As far as we know, Walgreens and local pharmacies still are.
With all that’s going on in the world, plus AI, robots, and other things, the world in 2020 looks a lot more similar to 2019 than anything the world will look like here moving forward.
August 17, 2025 at 3:25 PM
With all that’s going on in the world, plus AI, robots, and other things, the world in 2020 looks a lot more similar to 2019 than anything the world will look like here moving forward.
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once again: I am very much *not* an “AI is boiling the oceans and is ontologically evil” type, and I do think it has reasonable use cases.
but I *also* think we’re rolling it out to the public in some wildly irresponsible and illogical ways that I believe that we’ll come to regret.
but I *also* think we’re rolling it out to the public in some wildly irresponsible and illogical ways that I believe that we’ll come to regret.
August 17, 2025 at 12:43 PM
once again: I am very much *not* an “AI is boiling the oceans and is ontologically evil” type, and I do think it has reasonable use cases.
but I *also* think we’re rolling it out to the public in some wildly irresponsible and illogical ways that I believe that we’ll come to regret.
but I *also* think we’re rolling it out to the public in some wildly irresponsible and illogical ways that I believe that we’ll come to regret.
Wait, but I live on Earth…
(Stated as a worried, terrible joke)
(Stated as a worried, terrible joke)
NASA’s acting chief calls for the end of Earth science at the space agency arstechnica.com/space/2025/0...
NASA’s acting chief calls for the end of Earth science at the space agency
NASA’s charter clearly states the agency should study planet Earth, however.
arstechnica.com
August 17, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Wait, but I live on Earth…
(Stated as a worried, terrible joke)
(Stated as a worried, terrible joke)