Support the Institute for Digital Humanity (Relaunched 7.24)
Donation protected
Look folks, the country is coming apart at the seams.
And we all know that runaway technology is to blame.
- In Minneapolis, we already lived through the 'preview' of what comes next: Evacuating our students b/c of violent threats, an attempted shooting of our Executive Director in his home, food deserts, military occupation, and militias on the left and right. Trust us, this movie sucks.
- Plus we are blowing our chance to repair AI in time and win the 21st century. This is super dumb.
So, lucky for you, we know how to fix all of it. Very fast.
- The IDH was started by students and top AI, disinformation, and free speech experts to stop a civil war, fix technology for everyone, and heal the country.
- Our victories and bipartisan partnerships -- between MAGAs, SJWs, Evangelicals, the ACLU, ADL, Bar Associations, woke and religious colleges, lawmakers on both sides, and even a Netflix doc -- are unprecedented.
We have a gameplan, a team, and a wide-open lane.
But we need support. ASAP.
Table of Contents:
- The Gameplan: Why Everyone is Doing This Backwards
- The Gameplan: Action Steps
- Where Your Money Goes: The Bang For Your Buck
- Other Support: Volunteering, Partnering, Investing.
THE GAMEPLAN: BIG PICTURE OVERVIEW
We got four huge problems: Political division, AI/privacy, free speech, and disinformation.
- You -- legally and pragmatically -- have to solve/re-code them all at once.
- Your solutions have to be non-ideological.
- Plus you need to get the colleges, companies, governments, and citizens all on the same page -- using the same language -- so they can work together.
Sounds hard, we know. But our experts have been fixing this-- the right way -- for 20 years.
- We already have a platform to implement fast solutions; we just need to scale it up for companies, schools, and governments.
- We want to launch a podcast and public education campaigns -- on AI, free speech, privacy, and disinformation -- to keep reaching citizens while we are dealing with clients and investors.
THE GAMEPLAN: ACTION STEPS
Solution #1: Chill Everyone Out.
- Our story -- of conservative, liberal, Christians, Muslims, and Jewish Americans working together to heal the country -- helps remind folks of our common humanity.
- Podcasts, press, and speaking gigs (anywhere for anyone) let us get the story out fast and cheap.
Solution #2: We Have The AI Ethics/Privacy Solutions That Everyone Is Looking For.
- Our civil rights, humanity, economy, national security, and the sum total of all human knowledge are now at stake.
- Everyone is "fixing" AI exactly backwards w/ the wrong experts. If they knew how to fix it, they already would have.
- We have been running an AI Ethics Manhattan Project for 20 Years: We have the simple, proven, holistic, and non-ideological solutions -- to protect our constitutional rights and innovation-- that schools, companies, and governments would kill for.
- 20 years ago, there would have been 1,000s of experts with our solutions: They are still already taught to millions, across every industry/academic field.
- We can scale our AI education/governance platform -- to network schools, companies, governments, and citizens -- or just consult so our decision-makers quit making AI worse.
Solution #3: Relaunch Our Civilian Information Defense System.
- In Minneapolis, we learned the hard way that disinformation is a life-or-death issue.
- We have 20 years of experience building non-partisan platforms to get communities back on the same page -- or disagree civility -- fast. Reality is at stake.
- We can quickly network citizens, schools, governments, journalists, churches, advocates, and community orgs.
Solution #4: Protect Free Speech for Everyone Before We Lose It Forever
- We are months -- not years -- from losing basic First Amendment protections.
- The organizations (and colleges) that used to watch out for everyone became partisan or never updated to our digital world. Lunatics on the extreme left and right are going to destroy our schools/democracy.
- We have the plug-and-play solutions the universities want and need: Trainings, curriculum, or platforms.
- We know how to talk to everyone/anyone, which is good b/c targeted public education campaigns are key.
DONATIONS: WHERE YOUR MONEY GOES
We are a non-partisan non-profit.
- No one has been paid in a year. (Due to multiple nefarious actors and thefts.).
- Our teams could make a fortune in the private sector: But this is a national emergency and the next six months are critical.
50k keeps the doors open and lights on, allowing us to:
- Keep telling our story, launch our podcast, keep doing press, grow our network of partners and investors, and finalize our book/training materials to raise fast $$.
250k let's us hire back three key players full-time, plus contract the remaining staff and tech we need:
- Allowing us to oversee hundreds of volunteers, mobilize thousands of citizens, and reach millions of Americans.
500k gives us breathing room to:
- Stop chasing donors, hire back our full staff, and simply build out our platforms for schools, governments, and communities -- to offer at steeply discounted rates -- while doing our critical advocacy work.
- We built the IDH to be a self-sufficient non-profit: At 500k, we can easily re-capture our market share (of a 40 billion dollar AI ethics industry) and secure the clients necessary to keep us funded as long as needed.
WANT TO SUPPORT THE IDH?
(1) PARTNERING OR VOLUNTEERING
Students, artists, lawyers, teachers, researchers, and citizens are always welcome. Larger organizations -- including schools, companies, and governments -- are essential.
- Go to www.theidh.org for our contact info, sign-up sheets, and listservs.
- Follow us on social for updates.
- We are always open to IP swaps, leases, or "mergers."
- This is not about ego: We are in a national crisis.
WANT TO SUPPORT THE IDH?
(2) JUST HIRE US
Our current consulting, education, compliance, and research partners include the world's top AI ethics and free speech experts.
- Consulting: For schools, policymakers, companies, advocates, public figures, and government entities.
- Education and Trainings: Interactive experiential curricula or "one off" workshops and trainings.
- Advocacy, PR, and Production: Bipartisan and cross-cultural messaging, civic events, or strategic campaigns.
WANT TO SUPPORT THE IDH?
(3) INVESTING
If you are interested (so we aren't spending valuable time fundraising) reach us at https://www.theidh.org and we will send you our pitch decks and financial gameplan.
BUT FOR REAL, PEOPLE:
We are facing a generation-defining battle. The fight -- for a just, free, and sane post-digital world -- is not over.
And working together, we all can still win.
Organizer
Aaron McKain
Organizer
Omaha, NE