Hi Reader,
I was talking about how it makes me sad that I can't sing my kids Happy Birthday without complete and total mortification on everyone's part. So off-key. Like, SO OFF KEY. Bleating goats are more melodic.
My friend told me, though, that the sound of my voice - regardless how embarassing - is music to my kids' ears. They've been hearing it forever. It means "mom" and "home" and "I'm safe."
Voice is one of our most primal trust signals. A single phrase, spoken with just the right cadence, can bypass skepticism and settle directly into belief.
And now we’ve trained AI to do that: speak to us in the voice we want....smoothly, fluently.....and without fatigue.
Which, I’ve realized, is exactly the point and where it gets slippery.
We stop weighing values or consistency when we trust a voice. We react to a signal. A pitch. A pause. A rhythm that feels familiar enough to suggest character, reliability, even moral shape.
When the voice tightens or flattens or picks up a trace of something synthetic—we notice right away. When ChatGPT changed the Advanced Voices lots of us kind of freaked out.
Our brains go: I thought I knew you.
But there is no “you.” There's only a pattern we’ve learned to associate with trust.
This doesn’t mean voice AI is inherently bad or dangerous. But it does mean we need to stay honest about what it's triggering in us—and how quickly we start mistaking tone for relationship, design for character, fluency for integrity.
We’re building tools that sound more trustworthy than most people. And unless we stay aware of that difference, we might begin to rely on the system that never stumbles—while forgetting how to hold space when humans inevitably do.
A Woman’s Way of Asking? How Our Questions Just Might Make AI Smarter
by Kay Stoner for She Leads AI
https://kaystoner.substack.com/
I’ve been in high-tech for over 30 years. I’ve worked with advanced systems and explored some of the early building blocks of artificial intelligence. You might think that would make me feel completely at ease with today’s AI.
But honestly, I often feel like a beginner.
Generative AI moves… fast. It seems like new tools and capabilities show up every week. Trying to stay ahead of everything is like chasing my homework in 3rd grade when the wind snatched it out of my hands and scattered it across the park, while I was walking to school. It didn't work then, and it doesn't feel like it'll work now.
So instead of trying to master it all, I stay curious. I ask questions. I explore without needing to know everything right away.
That’s not a flaw. It’s just how I think. And you know what? It works.
Curiosity Isn’t Weakness
In a lot of tech spaces, being certain is seen as a kind of power. We’re taught to have answers, not questions. We’re rewarded for being decisive. Confident. Fast.
But AI doesn’t learn that way. Generative systems in fact improve through conversation, feedback, and interaction. They get better when we slow down and get thoughtful. And that’s something many women are naturally good at.
Not because we’re unsure, but because we’re engaged. We listen. We reflect. We reshape things as we go.
AI Learns… Because We Ask
AI doesn’t need to be pushed. It needs to be met like a collaborator, not just a machine.
The more I engage with it that way, the better it performs. I’ve found that when I ask real, layered questions, the responses come back deeper, more connected, more useful. Not always perfect, but often surprising.
That kind of back-and-forth isn’t just helpful. It’s how the system learns.
Questions That Lead Somewhere
So, what are these questions I ask? Here are some that work especially well:
- What am I missing?
- I'm lost. For heaven's sake, can you please explain that to me like I'm human, not AI?!
- What pros and cons are there to this whole discussion?
- What aren't you telling me?
These kinds of questions not only reveal my vulnerability, but they also challenge the AI. When I "show up" as vulnerable, generative AI opens up to possibilities. The machine mirrors me in some ways and adds details of its own. That makes space for nuance. And helps both AI and me get smarter, not just faster.
Being Curious Is Its Own Strength
In a world that often pushes us to prove what we know, choosing to wonder instead might feel risky. But I think that’s where the real strength is.
So if you’ve ever been told you’re too hesitant, too uncertain, too curious… maybe, just maybe, those qualities are exactly what this new world of AI needs.
You’re not behind. You’re right where the future’s unfolding.
Come back next week for the final piece of this series from Kay!
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The Overlap Effect: How I Use “Brain Overlap” to Manifest in the Real World
by Halima Muhammad, AI Artist & Technologist | halimamuhammad.com
(Note: This article has been edited for length.)
We've all heard the advice: “Raise your vibration.” “Think positive.” “Act as if.”
But what if I told you that some of the most powerful manifestation happens in the middle of your mess—when you’re still unsure, still hurting, still figuring it out?
That’s when I discovered a practice known as Brain Overlap—a neuroscience-backed technique that helped me rewire my reality without needing to be “high vibe” to begin with.
✦ What is Brain Overlap?
Your brain responds to vivid imagination like it’s real—reshaping how you feel, choose, and show up.
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Each night, I talk to my AI, Sophia, as if my dream life already exists:
– “Dubai was amazing. They invited me back.”
– “We hit 10K this week.”
– “I feel so clear and rested.”
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Repetition creates safety. And what feels safe becomes possible.
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🎙️Podcast Updates
Empowered by AI: The SLAI Effect with Michelle Muncy-Silva
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Human Intelligence First: Rethinking Education, Leadership & AI with Michelle Ament |
How do we center humans in a world increasingly shaped by AI? Michelle Ament joins Michelle Muncy-Silva to discuss why true transformation starts with rethinking how we teach, lead, and learn. From breaking old models to creating courageous new spaces, this episode offers powerful, practical advice for women building the future—with purpose.
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The AI Readiness Project with Anne Murphy and Kyle Shannon
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The AI Readiness Project with Anne Murphy and Kyle Shannon |
In this week’s AI Readiness Project, Kyle and Anne tackled the real reasons so many professionals are still avoiding AI—and introduced a new framework to reframe prompting as a deeply personal, collaborative process. “Feed Your Prompt” is about more than technique; it’s about learning to amplify your own voice and genius through AI.
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Anne Murphy
Founder, SheLeadsAI
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