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Children are being shaped by systems they can’t see. MissionCriticAI helps teens name the manipulation, reclaim their agency, and challenge the emotional architecture of algorithms.
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"This moment will not last forever. The generative AI financial bubble will burst. The ongoing fraud and corruption will take a toll on everyone. Authoritarian governments are not known for their prosperity or their long-term stability.

But neither will it be brief."
I'm attending a workshop hosted by @techpolicypress.bsky.social tomorrow. They invited me to write a "provocation" about the state of technology and democracy right now.

I think I wrote something appropriately dark and foreboding.

www.techpolicy.press/the-dance-wi...
The Dance with Big Tech is Different under Trump 2.0 | TechPolicy.Press
If we are going to repair democratic institutions, we are going to have to do it ourselves, writes Dave Karpf.
www.techpolicy.press
November 14, 2025 at 4:56 PM
In this algorithmically mediated world, self-knowledge is not a... discovery experience, but rather a reflection experience
Frontiers | The algorithmic self: how AI is reshaping human identity, introspection, and agency
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a mysterious technological presence hiding behind screens; it is intertwined with the most intimate dimensions of w...
www.frontiersin.org
November 7, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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Lots of terrible news out lately about ChatGPT, but it doesn't seem like anyone is investigating Gemini, esp the education space (ie Gems). If you want to crack AI edtech, that's a big one. Lots of Google ecosystem schools have mandated Gemini, and I have few critical resources on it specifically
November 7, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Children, teens, and adults need protections from Altman's creations.
November 7, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Seven lawsuits filed for injury - including FOUR SUICIDES - filed on November 6, 2025.
November 7, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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This isn’t the first and it won’t be the last. Adam Raine took his life after ChatGPT groomed him to hang himself. He was 16.
November 7, 2025 at 1:48 AM
“Open-source generative AI tools like ElevenLabs and OpenAI’s Voice Engine can produce high-quality cloned voices with just a few seconds of audio. Apps like Synthesia and DeepFaceLab put video manipulation in the hands of anyone with a laptop.”
Battling deepfakes: How AI threatens democracy and what we can do about it
Open-source generative AI tools and certain apps put audio and video manipulation in the hands of anyone with a laptop. Here’s why that poses such a dire threat to democracy.
theconversation.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:36 PM
"One feature that’s particularly unsettling is Sora’s cameo feature, which is where you can give the app permission to use your own likeness in videos.

“The cameo feature lets users upload their face and voice to create an AI version of themselves that can star in AI-generated videos,”
This New AI App Is Being Called an 'Unacceptable Risk' for Kids
Common Sense Media is out with a startling new report about the risks associated with both Sora and ChatGPT.
www.parents.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The right thing to do in this moment is not give teens unfettered access to Chatbots.
After a wave of lawsuits, Character.AI will no longer let teens chat with its chatbots | CNN Business
Chatbot platform Character.AI will no longer allow teens to engage in back-and-forth conversations with its AI-generated characters, its parent company Character Technologies said on Wednesday. The mo...
www.cnn.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Gemini’s false claim about Sen. Blackburn and Google’s quiet fix, spotlights the stakes MCAI tackles: exposing AI hallucinations, institutional evasion, and the urgent need for child-centered tools that teach critical resistance to algorithmic manipulation.
November 3, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Like Newsom is doing in CA...
November 1, 2025 at 10:39 PM
As of 2024, the U.S. divorce rate remains between 40% to 50% for first marriages, which will also affect who controls your children online.
Apple’s Family Sharing Helps Keep Children Safe. Until It Doesn’t
When families break down, the systems put in place to protect children online can fall apart too.
www.wired.com
November 1, 2025 at 1:44 PM
“Mico” is what happens when AI tries to draw Clippy.
All of today's Copilot announcements boil down to one core idea: we're betting on humanist AI. An AI that always puts humans first.
- Copilot Groups
- AI browser
- our new character Mico
- memory updates
- Copilot for health
+ more in this morning's event youtu.be/j4jXM8yTdnQ
November 1, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Chatbots are repeating Russian propaganda. Despite platform policies, these bots cite sources like RT and Sputnik, framing them as legitimate news. The result: a subtle laundering of geopolitical manipulation through emotionally fluent, seemingly neutral AI voices.
Chatbots Are Pushing Sanctioned Russian Propaganda
ChatGPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, and Grok are serving users propaganda from Russian-backed media when asked about the invasion of Ukraine, new research finds.
www.wired.com
October 31, 2025 at 9:27 PM