Slow AI
Dr Sam Illingworth, Exploring ChatGPT, Carla Engelbrecht, Ed.D., Alyssa Fu Ward, PhD, Nicolle Weeks, April ❦ The Narrative Nest, Jenny Ouyang, Jen Benford, Joel Salinas, The Strategic Linguist, Karen Spinner, Becky HaywardKnowing when to use AI and when to leave it the hell alone.
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Professor & poet in Edinburgh. Creator of the Slow AI Curriculum for Critical AI Literacy. Author of GenAI in Higher Education (Bloomsbury, 2026).
Exploring ChatGPT. Science, Physics, AI. Images by DALL-E.
Chronic wanderlust, deeply curious, boundless energy | Former Sesame Street, Netflix, PBS Kids | Mom (teen girl and English bulldog) | Doctorate in education.
Stanford Psychology PhD + data scientist creating space to reflect and play at the intersection of AI, work, and how to human
I'm here in this AI moment with you. I'm a journalist and storyteller. I've written for The Globe and Mail, Chatelaine, Today’s Parent, Channel 4, the CBC, and more. In Human+AI, I write about how AI is changing society.
Literature, learning, and domestic ambition, without apology.
AI builder • Vibe Coder • Make money with AI • I turn friction into practical AI systems, and help you achieve the same.
Coach and culture alchemist exploring burnout, reinvention, neurodivergence, and the systems shaping work. Essays and frameworks for people redesigning life after big change. Former D1 athlete and HR insider. Lived experience — not medical advice.
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Trained linguist. I write about how language shapes power, identity, and professional life, and what the science of language says about what you're experiencing but can't quite name. Views my own, not my employer's.
AI builder with mixed feelings about AI. Agency owner (custom software, product messaging). Creator of CarouselBot, a tool that turns your posts into LinkedIn carousels.
A lawyer-writer exposing the emotional truth of modern work. Where law, identity, and survival collide. Mother. Storyteller. Writing from the messy middle of life, and questioning how we lead, what we value, and the systems we serve.
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