Advocacy at the Local Level
I have often talked about Voices and Choices.
We have the option to choose what platforms to use and subscribe to based on their fair and ethical use of our data as well as use our voices to highlight and discuss the pros and cons of AI adoption and usage. A third aspect that is vital in an industry where Big Tech will not lead in the regulation fight, is to use our voices to rise up in advocacy to our local governments to create, support or sponsor AI Bills. One such local hero is Cris Moore, a professor at the Santa Fe Institute. He is working on a bill in the New Mexico legislature, HB60. It focuses on AI being used to make life-altering decisions like hiring, lending, denying health care, etc. It doesn’t prohibit using AI in these areas, but it asks for some impact assessments from developers and deployers of AI if it’s being used for these purposes. It would require that they inform a consumer that an AI is being used, give them an explanation of an adverse decision, and give them an opportunity to appeal such a decision. I applaud his effort knowing that anyone, in any state, can write their local representatives and make a difference. Start somewhere. Cris is a guest on my Season 3 opener of my podcast RealmIQ: SESSIONS, which premieres on YouTube tomorrow night at 5pm pst. Catch it here.
El Sailon Tonight!
5:30 pm BOXCAR, Santa Fe, NM
El Sailon, our monthly lectures series continues as I have a fireside chat with Agnes Chavez. Listen to my interview with Honey Harris on KBAC about the event.
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About the Author
Curt Doty, founder of CurtDoty.co, is an award winning creative director whose legacy lies in branding, product development, social strategy, integrated marketing, and User Experience Design. His work of entertainment branding and marketing includes every movie studio and multiple tv and cable networks.
He has extensive experience on AI-driven platforms now runs his AI consultancy RealmIQ and companion podcast RealmIQ: Sessions on YouTube and Spotify.
As a public speaker he has been featured recently at Streaming Media NYC, Digital Hollywood, and Davos Worldwide. He has lectured at universities including Full Sail, SCAD, Art Center College of Design, CSUN and Chapman University.
As a new writer, he released his first novella Griffin and the Dark Secret on Amazon under his imprint MediaSlam Press and is working on the second installment Griffin: Future Past.
He currently serves on the board of the Godfrey Reggio Foundation and is the AI Writer for Parlay Me.