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Details and enough receipts for Congress at www.theidh.org
AI + DISINFORMATION + FREE SPEECH + PRIVACY = WIN
Law & Policy / K-College Education / Multi-Industry Platforms / Civic Infrastructure / Art
We have weeks left to fix AI correctly and win (not lose) the 21st century.
- Stopping civil war, protecting humanity, and reforming the colleges is also a good idea (no matter how you vote).
The non-partisan/non-profit Institute for Digital Humanity (IDH) is a unicorn solution. America is about to lose it.
- IDH is phase 3 of a bipartisan 20-year “Manhattan Project”: Top experts + 1000s of students, lawyers, lawmakers, political/relgious leaders, teachers, citizens, and artists.
- It was started when Dr. Aaron McKain “crossed the filter bubble” in 2018 and became an AI/disinfo prof at a Bible college in Minneapolis.
- The Goal? Unite the left/right on the tech dividing us and get MN/US the “AI alignment win” on the DL before anyone noticed.
Go figure, that worked.
- Now even AI sees (fwiw) that IDH is the “Last Manhattan Project Standing”
- Press: CBS, NBC, Forbes, Human Lawyer, SXSW EDU
- Partners: DNC→RNC + Christian, Muslim, and Jewish orgs/leaders (ACLU, ADL, Netflix’s Coded Bias, Assemblies of God, Big 10s, Bible/woke colleges, Bar Assocs, etc)
The our city blew up 2x: Students were evacuated, Dr. M got shot at, NDAs/IP bs followed.
- This is a really dumb reason for the U.S. to lose the AI race.
- We need a quick hand to change this story and pitch our solutions to interested elected officials.
- And, by mid-November, get the actual philanthropists or investors to support it.
- Because the programmers who caused this mess – and AI Safety orgs who spent 5 years and $900m – have zero clue how to fix this.
This is 100% do-able. It’s actually a layup.
- You just need the correct and neutral “meta-solution,” proven multi-industry scaling, and a story that “both sides” can support (and vote for).
- We have that. Because we had a 20 year head start and actually know what we’re doing.
But we are 100% tapped out and about to close.
- Here’s a quick elevator pitch and explanation of where your donations go.
NO ONE PAID IN 3 YEARS: BUT WE'RE SUPER FAST AT THIS
- Getting our database back on, keeping the websites up, and lights on.
- Launching a quick DIY (bi-weekly) podcast (we're sitting on 3 TB of pre-made education assets)
- Getting a skeleton crew back in place: PR, grantwriters, political division
- Flights and travel to DC asap
- Our book pitch is probably the fastest PR/quick $ asset: It's done and just needs a week of nerd-polish
- Dr. M takes a gig = NDA and IP grab
- He wants to hand this off to the kids as quickly as possible. They can run this on their own or with him backseat driving.
Contact:
- LinkedIn, Facebook, Insta, Threads
- Website: www.theidh.org
BIG WINS / MOM's FRIDGE
- Minneapolis facial rec ban (partner), SXSW EDU, Netflix doc (K-12 ed w/ ADL/Creighton/Indiana U), Next Team Challenge (NPR, Runner-up); Midwest Legal Academy (Best Paper), Transatlantic Dialogue on AI & Humanity (reported in Forbes).
- PARTNERS: ACLU, Assemblies of God, ADL, Bar Assocs, Big 10 + lawmakers (RNC/DNC) + experts, teachers, artists, lawyers, students (MAGAs --> SJWs).
- TRAININGS: American/NE/IA Bar Associations, MN Legal Rights Ctr/MN Justice Research Ctr, Indiana Univ, Little Earth (MN Dept of Health); Plugged In (ACLU, NE Sculpture Gallery, lawmakers)
- PUBS/AWARDS: Midwest Legal Studies in Business (Best Paper), William & Mary Law Rev; Georgetown Law & Pub Pol, Omaha World Herald, Pop Culture and Theology; International Vincentian Business Ethics Conference (Runner-up: Best Paper)
- ART EXHIBITIONS: CICA Museum; Twin Cities Zine Fest; Digital Rights Are Civil Rights (int. exhibition w/ ACLU + local lawmakers).
- CIVIC FORUMS: on 3rd rail issues: elected officials on both sides); cross-cultural post-fact journalism (MAGA Evangelicals + African-American outlets/inner city students)
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