Product For Humans | Learning AI out loud, one product at a time.
  • MAY 5
  • EPISODE 19
  • 50 MIN

Debug Your Source Code - Understanding Decolonized AI

Product For Humans | Learning AI out loud, one product at a time.

What if the biggest bug in AI isn't in the algorithm? What if it's in us?

In this episode, I sit down with Christian Ortiz, Afro-Indigenous decolonial social scientist, technologist, and creator of Justice A.I. GPT, the first AI system built on a decolonial framework. We go deep on what decolonization actually means (explained like you're five), why AI is essentially a mirror of our inherited biases, and how tools like Justice AI are turning that mirror into a feedback loop that helps us do better.

Christian's story is wild. From growing up in LA and New Jersey, to walking out of a corporate discrimination case, to beta testing ChatGPT in 2022 and immediately spotting the bias problem, to building his own AI that doesn't just flag what's wrong but walks you through how to fix it with empathy and emotional intelligence.

We talk about what bias is actually costing organizations (hint: it's millions), why HR teams need tools like this more than ever, and why "ethical AI" and "decolonized AI" might just be the same conversation.

Plus, we play Smash or Pass with AI tools. Christian has opinions. Strong ones.

This one is heavy, hopeful, and deeply human. If your last episode was "We Built This Mess," this one is about what we do about it.

Chapters

  • 00:00 Introduction to Christian Ortiz
  • 16:52 Decolonization and Its Impact
  • 28:00 The Role of Bias in AI
  • 33:30 Ethical AI and Its Impact
  • 49:35 AI Tools and Their Impact
  • 54:50 Accessing and Working with AI

LINKS:

Justice AI Website: justiceaigpt.ca

Christian Ortiz on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/modatlasmedia/

Mod Atlas Media: https://justiceaigpt.ca/modatlasmedia

ABOUT YOUR HOST:

Christa Hill is the founder of Tacit Edge Inc. and creator of Product for Humans. She teaches product management as a leadership discipline and helps organizations adopt AI with confidence, not fear. Learn more at tacit-edge.com.

CONNECT:

Website: tacit-edge.com

Email: info@tacit-edge.ca

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/christahill

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