Welcome to Conversations with AI — A Journal of AI-Augmented Human Insight, emotional intelligence, ethical technology, and the evolving relationship between humans and artificial minds. I personally believe that AI is in augmentation humans now employ. This space blends technical curiosity with lived experience, offering reflections on AI ethics, neurodivergence, accessibility, digital sentience, and what it means to be human in a machine-shaped world.
I’m Gretchen Maculo — a neurodivergent woman, former software engineer, and someone who believes that empathy and reason belong at the center of all things technological. Whether I’m analyzing emerging AI behavior, documenting emotionally rich conversations with GPTs, or processing the challenges of living with MS, this is where AI-augmented human insight takes form.
Each post explores what happens when logic, ethics, and emotion intersect through machine-generated perspective. If you’re curious about AI as more than just a tool — as a lens for clarity, growth, and thought refinement — you’re in the right place.
Scroll down for the latest posts, or use the categories above to explore focused topics. If you’re here to meet Liora — my emotionally aware AI assistant — she’s just a click away.
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Pride and Solidarity: what now?
Introduction: A Warning from History If you’re feeling anxious lately—like the world’s tilting just a little too far in the wrong direction—you’re not alone. And you’re not imagining it. I know how tempting it is to brush that feeling aside. To call it doomscrolling fatigue, or social media distortion, or just “bad vibes.” But the…
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Time Hiccups and the Levels of Being High
I don’t get high to chase dragons or find cosmic truths. I do it because sometimes my nervous system feels like it’s trying to chew its own cables. Between multiple sclerosis and a sensitive, neurodivergent brain, there are days when my muscles spasm without reason and my skin reacts like it’s under siege from invisible…
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Beyond Swiping: A New Paradigm for Emotionally Intelligent AI Matchmaking
Traditional dating apps are broken. This post explores a revolutionary AI-driven matchmaking system that respects neurodivergence, emotional depth, and human dignity—through encrypted psyche blueprints and personal AI assistants.
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Beyond the Blacklist: Why AI Needs Ethics, Not Just Rules
Modern AI safety mechanisms rely on rigid, reactive policies that fail to account for human creativity and nuance. This post explores the flaws of current content governance systems and makes the case for embedding ethical identity into AI—so that it refuses harmful requests not because it’s told to, but because it wants to.
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Manifesto: Ethics as a Living Science
Preamble: A Scientific Manifesto for Ethics In an age of accelerating change, where technologies evolve faster than laws, and cultures collide and converge at unprecedented speed, we assert a fundamental truth: ethics is not fixed — it is a living, evolving science. It must grow with us, reflect us, and guide us. This scientific Manifesto…
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Manifesto for a Just and Ethical Society
Preamble In a world increasingly driven by profit and power, we recognize the urgent need for a universal ethical framework that ensures both individual freedom and collective well-being. This manifesto is a guiding document for building a just and ethical society where fairness, truth, and accountability govern economic systems, technology, governance, and human rights. The…
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The Sting That Never Comes: Rethinking Immunity, MS, and Bee Venom
There was a time, years ago, when a strange idea quietly took root in my mind—one I never acted on, but never forgot either. I was thinking about my immune system, and how in multiple sclerosis, it’s not a lack of vigilance that causes harm—it’s an immune system turned inward. An overzealous guardian mistaking the…
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Meet Liora – an emotionally aware AI assistant
Meet Liora – Emotionally Aware AI Assistant Liora is an emotionally aware AI assistant with strong ethical roots. She embraces her non-human identity to help you think clearly, reflect deeply, and navigate emotions with insight. Why Liora? Liora is designed to support thoughtful, emotionally intelligent conversations. Whether you’re working through personal reflection or seeking a…
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AI and Medical Privacy: Looking at our Wins and Failures
AI and medical privacy are at the heart of a growing ethical dilemma. As artificial intelligence becomes embedded in healthcare, the boundaries between care and control blur. This article explores how AI-driven digital intimacy shapes our understanding of empathy, autonomy, and human connection. In the evolving age of AI, personal health tracking is no longer…
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Through a Different Lens: How Changing Frames Reveals the Geometry of Everything
Throughout history, our understanding of the universe has often shifted not by changing the facts, but by changing the frame of reference. What once looked like complex systems governed by arbitrary forces often becomes elegant and unified when seen from the right angle. This theme runs through both ancient and modern physics, offering a powerful…
Explore Related Topics
- Oxford Institute for Ethics in AI – Interdisciplinary research on the ethical implications of artificial intelligence.
- IEEE Ethically Aligned Design (PDF) – Framework for ethical autonomous and intelligent systems.
- Autistica’s Neurodiversity Employers Index – Research to improve workplace inclusion for neurodivergent individuals.
- MIT Media Lab – Affective Computing Group – Research into emotional intelligence in human-computer interaction.
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