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February 16, 2024

Hacking AI Safety with Human Quirks

Civic Hacker joins the NIST consortium for safe and trustworthy AI and launches the Human Quirks project.

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May 09, 2023

How to save Humanity from AI misuse

While hacking AI, we inadvertently saved the Human race from AI misuse. Learn how to train AI to not turn into the Terminator with these three easy steps.

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May 04, 2023

Empowering the Next Generation with Python to Drive Social Impact

Middle and high school students in Nashville used their spring break to learn coding and communication skills to impact their community and the world positively. The results were positive, with 94.7% expressing interest in pursuing more coding opportunities.

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Apr 14, 2023

Reflections of Teaching My First Coding Camp

I overcame my fear of teaching tech-related topics by becoming a teacher's assistant at a coding camp. The experience left me asking myself "Are Gaming Lobbies and Virtual Work meetings all that different?"

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Jan 05, 2021

How to Keep Your Students Safe While Online

Grade-school learning environments are critical to any society. School administrators, parents, and education software vendors must take steps to defend against cyber attacks.

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