I do a lot of DIY projects around the house. For instance, I completely rehabilitated the garage (got to learn about joint compound!). And I rebuilt our front porch railing from scratch (got to buy a nail gun!). Other projects have included painting several rooms,...

‘It doesn’t have to be like this’, I think to myself with a sigh as I lean back and shake my head softly. Right now, some of the most harmful people have the loudest voices and biggest platforms. At the same time, companies are continuing to insert AI into every...

In April, InnerVoice Studio turns 10 years old. Wow. I can’t believe InnerVoice Studio is turning 10. I feel like I wrote the ‘InnerVoice is turning 9’ post, like, 5 minutes ago. That post is particularly memorable to me because for a few months prior to writing that...

Earlier today, I saw that a major venture capital fund has led a $64 million Series A round into a company that is, in essence, working to make AI voices sound more human through voice cloning and a bunch of other tech stuff that I don’t understand. Among other...

Story time. When I was a freshman in high school, I went to cheerleading tryouts. I had been a cheerleader all through middle school and, like a lot of American girls at that age, I thought there could be nothing cooler than cheering for the high school football team....

Today has been a stressful day. I’m being audited by a Great and Powerful Government Agency, which is always a bit traumatizing and dehumanizing. It’s also filling me with an amount of rage, resentment, and frustration that at times feels bigger and heavier than my...