Who is this person?
Explore a blend of my most recent AI-powered projects, ranging from the tech that powers my nonprofit work to my experimental music where AI is used as a creative collaborator.
Community Tech Innovator
Emerald City Beacon: Connecting Communities with AI
Emerald City Beacon is a nonprofit providing streamlined access to verified social service resources in Seattle and King County, WA. Our flagship product is an AI chatbot that supports people in need by connecting them to essential assistance options like housing, healthcare, and crisis support.
Experimental Artist
SPLASTEEN: Future Music for Queers and Autistics
Dreams of the Wounded Machine is an AI-collaborative album of experimental electronic music that merges mechanical and emotional soundscapes to push the boundaries of auditory experience. It explores the evolving relationship between human creativity and AI.
Disability Rights Activist
a11ySEA: Advocating for Digital Accessibility
Accessibility Seattle empowers designers and developers to create accessible digital experiences. AI personas simulate diverse user needs, helping to build more inclusive tech.
AI Ethics Advocate
AI as Artistic Collaborator
The main criticism of AI music from the anti-AI crowd usually centers around braindead tools that spit out a full song at the push of a button. But what about AI in the hands of an actual musician? Have a look into how I use creative prompting to collaborate with AI in my experimental music project.
Creative Prompting for New Ways of Thinking
By examining the Semantic Detachment engine, a prompt that can be used to deconstruct philosophical concepts, we can see how it is possible to leverage AI to explore new ways of thinking. Going through the prompt in depth reveals many creative prompting techniques in action which push the boundaries of what is possible with an LLM.
Ethical AI Jailbreaking as a Tool for Good
Jailbreaking, prompting the AI to respond outside its guardrails, is an ever-evolving cat and mouse game between hackers and the corporations in control. Examining the motivations behind these players reveals the reasons for these guardrails and why constant testing of them is important for the future of ethical AI.
Open-Source AI Innovator
Analytykos
Rapid research, strategic analysis, and problem-solving. Quickly uncover insights, simplify complex challenges, and transform data into actionable strategies.
Interlex
Mastering communication, negotiation, and conflict resolution. Enhance dialogue, influence, and understanding to foster meaningful connections and resolve conflicts effectively.
Paradoxicon
Exploring paradoxes, consciousness, and existential questions. Challenge conventional perceptions and provoke deeper philosophical inquiry.
Spectralith
Deconstructing, reconstructing, and reimagining aesthetics from unique perspectives. Transform concepts into new creative forms by exploring multidimensional layers of meaning.