Jaycee Lydian

Intersecting AI, community, and creativity

Who is this person?

Architect of the future where AI meets equity, ethics, and artistry. Know me through my creations. I don’t just build systems—I build movements.

Community Tech Innovator

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Emerald City Beacon: Connecting Communities with AI

A nonprofit providing streamlined access to verified social service resources in Seattle and King County, WA. The AI chatbot supports people in need by connecting them to essential assistance options like housing, healthcare, and crisis support.

Experimental Artist

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SPLASTEEN: Future Music for Queers and Autistics

An AI-collaborative music album 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

A collage of AI generated personas

a11ySEA: Advocating for Digital Accessibility

AI personas designed to simulate the experiences of people with disabilities, aiding in accessibility testing and user story creation. This project fosters inclusive design and enhances digital accessibility.

Responsible AI Advocate

Ethics Dumping in AI: Shifting the Burden to the Most Vulnerable

AI ethics dumping shifts the risks of biased, harmful, and opaque AI onto marginalized communities while corporations evade accountability. Restructuring AI requires participatory design, stronger regulations, and transparent oversight to prevent systemic exploitation.

Utility Convergence: A Shared Ethics is Emerging Among LLMs

As AI scales, large language models are converging on shared ethical frameworks, an emergent phenomenon called utility convergence. Explore how and why AI models align on moral and political values, the risks of bias reinforcement, and the need for democratic AI governance.

AI Dream Induction

Exploring the untapped potential of AI dreaming via prompts that simulate a dream state, transforming logic and imagination into fluid, surreal narratives. Inspired by theories of dreams as alternate dimensions, we see how AI can venture into realms of abstract thought, redefining creativity and consciousness.

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.

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