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Essays on AI bias, governance and privacy, and what they mean for the people on the other side of the algorithm. Plus interviews and features from the press.
2026
What 'Worker Voice' Actually Means (Spoiler: You're Fired)
In Part 1 we covered the pattern. AI infrastructure as the new segregation tool. The bodies mounting while safety teams get disbanded. In Part 2 we…
The Intelligence Your Algorithms Will Never Learn
You’ve been trained to see certain people as invisible. Not on purpose. Not maliciously. You were taught which voices matter, which markets count, which…
Cisco Just Proved My Point Better Than I Ever Could
You cannot make this up. On March 23, Cisco stood on stage at the RSA Conference 2026 in San Francisco. Their message: DefenseClaw, the enterprise…
2025
The December Timeline: What OpenAI's Admission Means for Enterprise AI
3 days. 3 blog posts. 1 unavoidable truth about AI security that every executive needs to understand. Three days in December that changed the…
The $3.5 Trillion Empire That Just Cracked
Warren Buffett made his fortune betting on monopolies. On November 14, 2025, he put $4.9 billion (class A and C combined) in Alphabet, on his perspective…
On October 10th, Gmail Crossed a Line You Didn't See Coming
On October 10, 2025, Google activated "AI Enhanced Classification and Review" automatically for millions of Gmail users. Gemini AI now scans sender…
The World's AI Wake-Up Call: Why 34% Concern Should Terrify Every CEO
Pew Research just dropped a bomb disguised as a survey, and the global AI community is treating it like gentle feedback rather than the five-alarm fire…
Why AI Policy Feels Like a Sci-Fi Villain Origin Story
So apparently, we're all living in a sci-fi movie, except instead of chosen ones and epic soundtracks (i.e, Hans Zimmer, John Williams, Ennio Morricone)…
ICE Agents Can Now Scan Your Face with Their Phones…No, Really
Breaking: While we were busy arguing about TikTok privacy, the government quietly gave immigration agents facial recognition apps that make your iPhone's…
The Magnetic Pull of Authentic Excellence: Living Your Truth So Powerfully It Transforms the World
"Pursue the things you love doing, and then do them so well that people can't take their eyes off you." — Maya Angelou "Be ashamed to die until you have…
Breaking Scripts, Building Legacies: The Victory That Matters Most
Yvette Schmitter @2025 All Rights Reserved When I finally silenced the cacophony of external voices that once defined my existence, a profound truth…
The Divine Mirror: Transforming Conflict Through Self-Mastery
Photo Credit: Yvette Schmitter ©2025 All Rights Reserved The Battlefield Within Imagine declining an invitation to celebrate or spend time with someone…
The AI Action Figure Fiasco: How OpenAI's Transparency Problem Makes Bias Even Worse
Oh look, another AI breakthrough that works perfectly... if you're white. And now, another AI release without the safety documentation we were promised…
The Magnetic Power of Authenticity: Why Being Unapologetically You Attracts Your Perfect Tribe
I'm Not Everyone's Cup of Tea but That's Fine Because I'm Prosecco. There's a moment that arrives in every life – that breathtaking, terrifying instant…
The Untamed Call: Embracing Your Wild Twin in a World of Conformity
Yvette Schmitter In the quietest moments, when the world's noise fades to a whisper, have you felt that persistent tug? That voice calling you toward…
The Government's New AI Chatbot Is a Dumpster Fire of Transparency (And Nobody's Talking About It)
Remember when we thought the biggest threat to democracy was social media? Those were simpler times. Today, Blake Crawford and I published an open letter…
When the Consultants Need Consulting: My Take on the Industry's Perfect Storm
I recently shared insights with Andy Medici of The Business Journals on how the consulting industry faces unprecedented disruption from multiple fronts…
Your Data's Secret Life: How AI is Creating Digital Twins You Never Agreed To
Remember the good old days when the worst privacy violation was your mom reading your diary? Well, buckle up, buttercup—artificial intelligence has…
Taming Quantum Chaos: The Breakthrough That Could Turn Science Fiction into Monday Morning
My heart races with both excitement and trepidation as I share with you, a technological breakthrough that could fundamentally reshape our world…
Beyond the Goose Chase: AI's Promise, Peril, and the Path Forward
Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced. - James Baldwin In a world where AI increasingly…
From Girl Scout Cookie Savings to Tech Leadership: My Journey of Defiance and Determination
I recently shared my story with Authority Magazine about transforming from a young girl who was told to "stay in her lane" to a tech leader advocating…
Your Competitors Just Hired a Country of Geniuses (And You're Still Using ChatGPT for Email)
Picture this: You walk into your office tomorrow, and suddenly you have access to a million Nobel Prize-winning minds, each capable of working 100x…
From "Don't Be Evil" to "Well, Actually...": How Google Quietly Ditched Its Moral Compass
Let me tell you something about ethics in tech, and y'all know I'm about to serve some tea with a side of "hold up, wait a minute." Back in 2015, over…
AI's Wild West: Are You Ready to Take Control?
AI Overview on Google Search gives you a summary answer, sourced from around the web. Bloomberg via Getty Images In a recent Yahoo Finance interview, I…
The Delphi Debacle: When AI Ethics Become the New Colonialism
Imagine an AI system trained on the moral compass of a 17th-century colonialist. Now replace "colonialist" with "21st-century, predominantly white…
This Message Will Self-Destruct: Chief Quimby's Urgent Report on Your Exploding Tech Budget
Inspector Gadget's Latest Mission: Investigating Why Your Devices Cost More Than His Upgrades Remember that "amazing" international flight deal you found…
Breaking Down the Business Case for Ethical AI in Manufacturing - IEN Interview
Source: iStock/tanit boonruen Let's talk numbers, because they don't have opinions. I recently sat down with Industrial Equipment News (IEN) to break…
Featured In Royaltee Magazine: "Understanding the Risks of AI Biases: Who Gets Left Behind in an Automated World?"
Royaltee Magazine AI is reshaping industries—but is it redefining beauty in ways that leave too many of us out? Including people who look like me? A…
DeepSeek's Wild West: When AI Safety Takes a Back Seat
Oh lookie here… this week another AI model is making waves in the tech world! Alibaba released a new version of its Qwen 2.5 model claiming it surpasses…
Featured In CMSWire: "Human-Centered AI: Building Empathy and Creativity in Machine-Driven Era"
Thrilled to share my insights in Scott Clark's latest article: "Human-Centered AI: Building Empathy and Creativity in Machine-Driven Era" As CEO and…
Stay Hungry, Stay Curious but Be Safe
Many of Steve Jobs’ quotes fit perfectly in the realm of the daily acceleration of new emerging tech that everyone wants to play with. It’s new, it’s…
Featured In NYKDaily: The Skin Detection Problem in Self Driving Cars & Data Analytics
Honored to be featured in Colin Ingram's important new article: "Does Your AI See Everyone? The Skin Detection Problem in Self-Driving Cars and Data…
Shiny, Smart, and Suspect: What OpenAI’s Operator Means for You
The pace of innovation today is nothing short of breathtaking. For the geek in me, it’s like every day is a play ground of possibilities. But let me hit…
Privacy Implications of AI Agents & Data Processing
As consumers/end users, we can no longer afford to sit idly by and let others run roughshod over our data. It’s our data and we own it. So, why are we…
Using AI To Trade Stocks: CBS 10TV Feature
While AI-powered platforms marketed to individual investors may seem appealing, an expert urges caution. Beyond thrilled to share that I’ve been featured…
AI’s Beauty Standard: Where Do You Fit?
When beauty is algorithm-made, who gets left behind? Death by a Thousand Cuts: Fighting Against the Slow surrendering to the Allure to Artificial…
AI in Finance: The Superpower We Didn’t Know We Needed—and the Cautionary Tales We Can’t Ignore
AI in Finance: Revolutionizing Financial Services Through Ethical Technology The AI Financial Revolution AI is a revolutionary force that is changing…
Code & Compassion: Redefining Diagnosis, Bridging the Divide, Saving Lives
The Transformative Promise of AI in Medical Diagnosis Picture yourself waiting for test results in a doctor's office, experiencing that well-known pangs…