Anne Gillaspie and I begin The Culture of AI, a recurring OnlyFounders series about the people and choices behind the technology. We discuss how corporate messaging and media narratives shape public fear, why large language models are more useful to understand as a new kind of processor than as independent experts, and where human oversight belongs when AI systems are deployed.
We also talk about practical ways to use these tools with curiosity and care: asking specific questions, refining instructions, and checking the results instead of handing over judgment. My work on SkillSaige gives us a concrete example of how system design can keep people responsible for the decisions that matter.