Public Trust

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Diverse community members learning about AI in a modern library setting, engaging with interactive displays and fostering understanding.

AI literacy is crucial for the public's trust and engagement in 2026.

A two-year collaborative study across North Carolina public libraries, running from summer 2026 through 2028, is already underway to understand how communities engage with generative AI and what educa

Arjun Mehta·August 25, 2026

A complex AI network visualized on a holographic display in a futuristic control room, representing the need for transparency and accountability.

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Ethical AI needs transparency and accountability to earn public trust.

Even as AI-powered systems decide everything from loan approvals to content moderation, the fundamental inability to 'ask why' prevents operators from being held morally responsible for their...

Omar Haddad·May 14, 2026

A futuristic newsroom with human journalists observing AI interfaces displaying distorted news feeds, symbolizing the ethical challenges and potential trust crisis in AI-driven journalism.

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AI in Journalism Is a Trust Crisis Waiting to Happen

The uncritical integration of AI in journalism content creation is not an efficiency upgrade; it is a systemic risk to media credibility that news organizations are dangerously underestimating.

Omar Haddad·April 6, 2026