22/04/2026
In the past few weeks, I’ve been exploring AI more intentionally, not just as a trend, but as something that connects to storytelling, community work, and the kind of impact I care about.
Through a courses on , I earned badges in:
• AI Ethics & Human Skills
• AI Community Innovator
• Reliable AI
• Sustainable AI
But honestly, it’s not the badges that matter most. It’s my mindset shift.
I have realized that AI is not just for coders and big tech companies. It’s for us too, journalists, creatives, community builders, entrepreneurs. The people already doing the work on the ground.
What really matters is how we use it: Using AI to tell better, truer stories.
To simplify our work, not replace our voices.
To question ethics, truth, and representation.
To build solutions that actually make sense for our communities.
Because if we don’t engage with it, we risk becoming passive consumers of technology instead of active contributors.
So if you’re in media, climate, community work and business, I’d honestly encourage you to start engaging with AI, even in small ways. Learn it. Question it. Challenge it. Then shape it to serve what you care about.
We’re at a point where access to knowledge isn’t the biggest barrier anymore, it’s how we choose to apply it.
And I’m choosing to apply it with intention.
