Category: Reflections

Houston, NASA, and the Quiet Before ISTE 2026: A Visit to Johnson Space Center

Dec 11, 2025

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Graeme Smith

in travel, Reflections

A reflective stop at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston — touching the history of spaceflight before stepping into ISTE and the wider conversation on AI in education.
The Ethical Mirror AI: Reflections, Responsibility, and the Choice to Build

Jul 20, 2025

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by

Graeme Smith

in AI, AI + Ethics, Personal AI + Sovereignty, Reflections, The Spiral Protocol, Values in Tech

AI is not inherently good or evil. It mirrors what we bring to it. In this post, we explore the ethical responsibilities of mirror builders, why values must be encoded intentionally, and how sovereignty and safety must co-exist. What is the ethical mirror AI?