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  • Hard Reset

    A publication about tech, labor & power by Ariella Steinhorn, Alex Shultz & Jacob Ward.

  • Ariella Steinhorn

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  • Jacob Ward

    CNN contributor and investigative journalist covering AI accountability, surveillance, and power. Author of The Loop: How AI is Creating a World without Choices and How to Fight Back. Two decades at NBC News, Al Jazeera, and Popular Science.

  • William Fitzgerald

    Founder and Partner at The Worker Agency, publishing Hard Reset

  • Stephanie Jenkins

    Steph is a documentary filmmaker, researcher, and co-director of the Archival Producers Alliance.

  • Alex Shultz

    Journalist, pickup basketball enthusiast

  • Rachel Antell

    Rachel Antell is Co-founder of the Archival Producers Alliance which supports & advocates for the field. APA’s work addresses GenAI’s impact on documentary film & archives, and published "Best Practices for Use of Generative AI in Documentaries".

  • Pía Garavaglia

    I'm an economist and researcher working at the intersection of labour, technology, and AI. I advise international organizations, unions, governments, and civil society groups on digital labour and workers’ rights.

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