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Current issue · Volume 2, Issue 11 · August 2026
What Are You Keeping Human This Year?
A field note for another academic year already in motion: as AI moves deeper into everyday work, what will we allow it to assist, what will require safeguards, and what are we committed to keeping human-led?
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Trust That Cannot Be Questioned Is Not Trust
Why belonging, leadership, and AI all depend on our freedom to ask better questions. A reflection on trust, discernment, human judgment, and the danger of confusing confidence with trustworthiness.
Human-AI Triangulation™
Why human judgment matters more in an AI-shaped world. A reflection on the space between usefulness and trust, and the practice of using AI with more discernment, not just more speed.
Biscuits as Belonging Technology
Why humans return to ritual during systems change. A reflection on the older, human kind of technology—the tools and rituals that help us survive being human together.
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