121: The Ethical Implications & Challenges of Generative AI
If you know me, you know I'm in my AI exploration era. But this hasn't come naturally to me, because the ethical complications around AI, especially generative AI, have literally kept me up at night. That's why I knew one of the first conversations we needed to have on season 3 is all abut the ethics of AI usage.
My guests this week are Erika Stanley and AnnMarie Rose, two of my favorite friends and peers who lead with ethics and core values... and also use a lot of AI in creative ways in their businesses.
Meet Today's Speakers:
Erika Stanley is a branding and AI strategist, the founder of Mile End Digital and the AI Queens Society. She helps brilliant, ambitious women entrepreneurs scale with smart AI systems and magnetic branding that attracts dream clients and builds authority.
https://aiqueens.substack.com/
https://www.erikastanley.com/
AnnMarie Rose is a Life-Proof Business Scaling Strategist with nearly a decade of experience helping coaches, consultants and service providers leverage their zone of genius to scale their businesses with clarity, confidence and strategic intention.
Sarah K. Heeter is the dynamic CEO of Podfox Media, the force behind 5,000+ episodes reaching millions across 100+ countries. With 15+ years in marketing and branding, she's catapulted numerous podcasts to become top performers worldwide. Host of the award-nominated Big Brave Business podcast, Sarah electrifies audiences speaking on podcasting strategy, ethical leadership, and inclusive entrepreneurship. She serves as the NAWBO Phoenix Director of Public Policy and teaches public policy at Arizona State University while championing integrity-driven business transformation.
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Resources mentioned in this episode:
https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/25/microsoft-cancels-some-of-its-ai-data-center-leases/
In lieu of the study I mentioned, which I couldn't easily find again, here is an alternative well-researched essay with cited sources: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/beef-vs-bytes-real-climate-issue-isnt-genai-chris-vitale-usbae/
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