AI in Nonprofits

Let's not be hypocrites from the start: Yes, I use AI every day for work and personal purposes. I also drive a car, eat meat, buy cheap clothes, take airplanes and - worst of all - I really like gadgets. I'm not sure that makes me a bad person or citizen, but I can assure you I'm trying to live consciously, mindful of my impact and the footprints I leave on the world I want to inhabit. I don't mean this as self-therapy. I'm simply making clear I'm not speaking from moral auth

For over two years, I've experimented with and reflected on how to use AI in personal and professional workflows. There are obvious but overlooked reasons why everyone should understand not only the huge opportunities but also the various risks the Large Language Model world offers. The changes in how we communicate, work, and exist as humans are accelerating. We can't afford to wait if we want to shape outcomes - not just for the benefits, but to ensure we don't become compl

I recently listened to a podcast where the guest stated the importance of taking responsibility for sharing what we know with others. He was specifically talking about Artificial Intelligence and the intergenerational gap that exists across our society, from family to work. This is what I understood from the conversation: "If you understand AI well enough to help people, you have an obligation to share it. Not from superiority, but from solidarity." At the beginning of the ye

"I am so used to seeing you behind the scenes, providing technical support to online events, that I could not imagine you were among the resource persons of the webinar." That was what my colleague admitted to me the day after the webinar where I was invited to contribute as one of the speakers. This moment made me realize how easily we limit each other - and ourselves - to single roles, much like how we risk reducing human complexity in an age of artificial intelligence. It

Six months ago, a faith-based organization in Switzerland invited me to run a crash course on artificial intelligence, focusing on risks...