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S2 E2: The future of AI and the law
This episode is all about an industry that does affect most major cities: the legal profession! This is probably the pinnacle of knowledge work and a big question is how much AI will actually disrupt…
Cities Decoded turns a year old. What now?
Read about what comes next for Cities Decoded here.Read the latest from the Daily TEA here.Read the latest from Elif here.Read the latest from Jon here.* See Jon in person at his next speaking event…
My answers to the Interact fellowship application. And why you should answer them too.
Over the weekend, I stumbled upon the Interact fellowship.It is a fellowship of technologists that “come together to collaborate, seek out difficult conversations, and push each other to do good in…
S2 E1: Claude supercharges scientific research, Bitmine bets $200M on MrBeast's DeFi empire, Starlink helps Iranians circumvent severe internet blackout, and much more.
For those who have wanted to know, “what’s the tea with AI?” since the beginning of 2025, there hasn’t been a more consistent source than TEA (The Era Arc).That’s why I was so happy to announce last…
🎉We’re partnering with The ERA Arc to make AI news easier to track
👋Hey Cities Decoded community,I’ve got news that I’m so excited to share: Cities Decoded is partnering with The ERA Arc for a new 2026 content collaboration.If you’re here because you want to…
Ep 0: How Gen Z has experienced tech evolutions so far
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Announcing DC Decoded’s expansion: Cities Decoded
When I joined the AI Collective team at the beginning of the year as Creative Director, DC Decoded was just an idea.Now, let me make one thing clear. Ideas themselves are not bad. They’re great! We…
S1 E17: The surprising “riskiest” to “safest” LLMs with Aymara
Juan’s contact: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jmcontreras/Aymara: https://www.aymara.ai/* “The Aymara LLM Risk & Responsibility Matrix”* “AUTOMATED SAFETY EVALUATIONS ACROSS 20 LARGE LANGUAGE…
S1 E19: the one with deniz houston: why ai is blooming in america
in this episode, deniz joins me to discuss the differences in the innovation culture in the us and in europe, while we cook a traditional turkish dish, hünkâr beğendi. we share how we use ai in our…
S1 E16: How to ‘cut through the noise’ with AI news
The Era Arc: Come to our upcoming events:AI, Art & Culture Rooftop Social @ The LINE Hotel DC https://luma.com/h6nt7szkAI Build Blitz https://luma.com/buildblitzBeyond MWN Community Workshop:…
S2E1 S1 E18: the one with sam li: our need for community in the age of ai
in this episode, sam li, head of knowledge at ai collective, joins elif to discuss what it means to build real community in the age of ai. we dive into trusting ai systems, building strong…
S1 E15: Why the ‘No DeepSeek on Gov’t Devices Act’ has stalled in Congress
Find out more about Glenn here! https://www.linkedin.com/in/glennparham/GovBench Advisories:Advisory: Block China-hosted LLM Services on All Government Networks (2025-08-21)Advisory: Ban…
S1E14 S1 E14: The White House dropped an AI plan. What does that actually mean?
White House AI Action Plan: “Winning the AI Race: America’s AI Action Plan”John’s blog: “What the Trump Administration’s AI Action Plan Means for Enterprises”🚨Upcoming AI Collective DC…
NEW: Introducing Notion AI for Work
SUNDAY, AUG 17 UPDATE: We will now be releasing this course after the Make with Notion conference in September. In the meantime, please consider following the “Mindful Notions” Substack to stay up to…
S1 E13: Authenticity and AI with Allison Shapira
Learn more about Allison’s work here! https://www.linkedin.com/in/allisonshapira/🚨Upcoming AI Collective DC eventsThe AI Collective x Notion Series — Part 3: https://lu.ma/notionxgenaicollective…
S1 E12: The future of AI law with Cameron Powell
Learn more about Cameron’s work here! https://www.linkedin.com/in/cameronpowell/🚨Upcoming AI Collective DC eventsThe AI Collective x Notion Series — Part 3: https://lu.ma/notionxgenaicollective…
S1 E11: "Innovation only happens in production" with Victor Shilo
Learn more about Victor’s work here! https://www.linkedin.com/in/victor-shilo/🚨Upcoming AI Collective DC eventsThe AI Collective x Notion Series — Part 3: https://lu.ma/notionxgenaicollective “Join…
Recap 5: June launch party, soirée, and Notion event
The AI Collective’s founding director Catherine and new DC lead Jabari Grubb join DC chapter creative director Sam Li to recap the chapter’s three June events.🚨Upcoming AI Collective DC eventsNotion…
S1 E10: Subtracting zombie resources and adding responsible AI with Jessica Hall
Jessica Hall joins to talk about her work as Chief Growth Officer at OpsCanvas, her experience navigating the DC tech scene for most of her life, and the most transferrable skill from her ski…
S1 E9: Startups should be a bigger part of the responsible AI conversation
Austin Nellessen joins to talk about my newly published piece in his Substack, ATLAS. By the end, I *think* that I have convinced him to be “Team Responsible AI startups” (bonus points if they are…
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