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02/09/2025

AI-Weekly for Tuesday, September 2, 2025 - Issue 180
https://ai-weekly.ai/newsletter-09-02-2025/

✨ The Week's News in Artificial Intelligence
A Mind Vault Solutions, Ltd. Publication


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02/09/2025

Curating the Curators: How AI and Humans Collaborate to Select and Distribute News | Ted Skinner | AI-Weekly
https://ai-weekly.ai/curating-the-curators-ted-skinner/

Here, Ted Skinner argues that in today's hyper-speed media environment, AI supercharges news curation by monitoring sources in real time, classifying topics, gauging sentiment, and auto-summarizing at scale — but it can't reliably grasp nuance. Because sarcasm, mixed tone, source credibility, and low-velocity yet high-impact stories are easy to misread, he advocates a human-in-the-loop workflow where algorithms triage the firehose and editors validate context, refine tags and summaries, and feed corrections back to the models.

He distinguishes forecasting from judgment: predictive systems can flag likely-to-trend stories, but only domain experts can decide “does this matter to us?” As a case in point, Fullintel blends its PredictiveAI™ and Hub platform with human editors to deliver briefings, alerts, and insights tailored to client priorities. The core takeaway: AI is the infrastructure—speed, scale, signal detection—while people are the interpreters of consequence; even as models improve, relevance is situational and reputation fragile, so AI won't replace human judgment so much as give it leverage.

02/09/2025

A Billion People, Ten Minutes, One Platform: The Case for Doppler Labs' At-Home Hearing: Netcapital Raise Ends November 14, 2025 | Dr. Kirk Adams
https://drkirkadams.com/doppler-labs-at-home-hearing/

Here Dr. Kirk Adams lays out a plain case: move clinical-grade hearing from the clinic to the home and you remove the bottlenecks that keep people from hearing the moments that matter. He frames the unmet need, 1.5 billion people worldwide, high costs, too many devices in drawers, and explains why Doppler's at-home platform is different: clinical-grade hearing aids in three styles paired with Jenn, a handheld tablet that tunes in five to ten minutes, saves up to eight profiles, and is backed by accessories, 24/7 chat, and extended phone support. Pricing is simple ($199 down + $29/month after a trial, with worn-out devices replaced for subscribers), and the model is built for stickiness where life happens, at home, at work, on the go.

He then connects go-to-market to equity: direct-to-consumer, big-box retail like Walmart and Walgreens, and special channels such as the VA and international partnerships. Leadership and milestones are in place (experienced executives, four issued utility patents, completed clinical trials, beta hardware/software, supply chain and pricing locked in), risks are acknowledged with clear mitigations, and a nonprofit arm will take the same technology to regions with few or no audiologists. The call to action is immediate: invest or share the raise on Netcapital, Common Stock under Reg CF at $8 per share, $104 minimum, before 11:59 p.m. ET on November 14, 2025, and help bring hearing home: https://netcapital.com/companies/doppler-labs.

01/09/2025

Careers for the Blind Podcast Episode 66: The Apex Program: Dr. Kirk Adams
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-66-the-apex-program-dr-kirk-adams/id1527098674?i=1000722297367

The Apex Program is a specialized training initiative designed to equip blind and low vision individuals with the skills to pursue careers as cybersecurity analysts. Cybersecurity analysts enjoy above-average earning potential, strong job security, and abundant opportunities nationwide—many of which offer the flexibility of remote work.

Podcast Episode · Careers for the Blind · 08/17/2025 · 29m

01/09/2025

Access Information News for Monday, September 1, 2025 - Volume 1030
https://accessinformationnews.com/ain2025/09012025/

♿️ The Week's News in Access Information
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01/09/2025

The Innovative Impact Newsletter By Dr. Kirk Adams for Monday, September 1, 2025 - Issue 106
https://drkirkadams.com/newsletter-09-01-2025/

💡 Practical Strategies for Workplace Inclusion and Leadership
A Dr. Kirk Adams Publication


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The Innovative Impact Newsletter By Dr. Kirk Adams. The world's leading business strategy and workplace inclusion newsletter.

The Innovative Impact Newsletter By Dr. Kirk Adams is the world's leading business strategy and workplace inclusion newsletter that reaches over 3,000 corporate executives, HR professionals, policymakers, disability advocates, and business leaders all over the world, each month.

01/09/2025

Breaking Barriers, Building Bridges: Innovative Impact, LLC Partners with Accessible Data | Dr. Kirk Adams
https://drkirkadams.com/innovative-impact-partners-with-accessible-data/

Here Dr. Kirk Adams announces that Innovative Impact LLC is partnering with Accessible Data to advance bold, equitable solutions that allow everyone to participate fully and authentically. Accessible Data's flagship product, Accessible Surveys, breaks down barriers in research by making surveys accessible not only to participants who are blind but also to blind researchers designing, deploying, and analyzing surveys. Traditionally, survey platforms have posed significant challenges for blind researchers, but Accessible Surveys eliminates the need for workarounds or sighted intermediaries, fostering independence and dignity in the research process.

Dr. Adams highlights the global reach and credibility of this work, citing New Zealand's Ministry of Disabled People, Whaikaha, which adopted an Enterprise License to make accessibility central in their national disability strategy consultation. The platform also passed a rigorous cybersecurity pe*******on test, underscoring its security, scalability, and reliability. Adams emphasizes that accessibility must be treated as a foundational principle, not a feature, and celebrates tools like Accessible Surveys that are built with people with disabilities in mind from the very start, pushing toward a future where access is never an afterthought.

01/09/2025

Podcasts By Dr. Kirk Adams: Supercharge Your Bottom Line Through Disability Inclusion Webinar: August 28, 2025: Interview with Paolo Gaudiano, Founder & Chief Scientist, Aleria (PBC)
https://drkirkadams.com/podcasts-by-dr-kirk-adams-08-28-2025/

In this engaging episode, Dr. Kirk Adams sits down with Paolo Gaudiano (https://www.linkedin.com/in/pgaudiano/), Founder & Chief Scientist at Aleria (https://www.aleria.tech/) to unpack how measuring day-to-day workplace experiences, rather than headcounts or vague culture scores, translates inclusion into business outcomes. Gaudiano traces his path from computational neuroscience and complexity modeling to a 2015 “lightbulb moment” that led him to build simulations and tools showing how inclusion lifts productivity and retention, and how focusing on diversity alone can spark backlash. He outlines the premise of his 2024 book Measuring Inclusion: Higher Profits and Happier People, Without Guesswork or Backlash, and makes the practical case for aligning inclusion with financial performance rather than sentiment.

01/09/2025

Recording: SYBL-TDI Webinar: From Rocket Science to Inclusion Science: Paolo Gaudiano's Data-Driven Path to Disability ROI | Dr. Kirk Adams
https://drkirkadams.com/sybl-tdi-08-28-2025/

In this engaging episode, Dr. Kirk Adams sits down with Paolo Gaudiano (https://www.linkedin.com/in/pgaudiano/), Founder & Chief Scientist at Aleria (https://www.aleria.tech/) to unpack how measuring day-to-day workplace experiences, rather than headcounts or vague culture scores, translates inclusion into business outcomes. Gaudiano traces his path from computational neuroscience and complexity modeling to a 2015 “lightbulb moment” that led him to build simulations and tools showing how inclusion lifts productivity and retention, and how focusing on diversity alone can spark backlash. He outlines the premise of his 2024 book Measuring Inclusion: Higher Profits and Happier People, Without Guesswork or Backlash, and makes the practical case for aligning inclusion with financial performance rather than sentiment.

29/08/2025

Leisure Activities When Blind | Ed Henkler | The Blind Guide
https://theblindguide.com/leisure-activities-when-blind/

Here, Ed Henkler emphasizes that leisure activities are not a luxury but a key ingredient to thriving while living with blindness. While some people associate vision loss only with limitations, he highlights that leisure—whether through sports, games, music, or other hobbies — can foster well-being, independence, and social connection. He draws attention to video gaming as an especially promising area when designed inclusively, noting that the goal is not to require special accommodations but to make activities accessible by default. Henkler underscores that representation matters, using the example of Big Karma's upcoming game Phenoms, which features disabled athletes as lead characters — making them appealing not just for diversity, but because they're the best strategic choice for winning.

Henkler links this principle of normalization to real-world experiences, such as the documentary On The Other Side Of The Fence, which shows that early, positive interaction between typically-abled children and children with disabilities helps remove mystery and stigma. He argues that inclusive design and representation benefit everyone by making participation effortless, reducing barriers, and shifting perceptions of disability. In his view, leisure activities that are naturally accessible not only enhance quality of life for people who are blind but also create opportunities to reshape societal attitudes toward disability.

29/08/2025

From Layoffs to Lifelines: How Companies Are Supporting Workers in 2025 | HR Spotlight
https://hrspotlight.com/from-layoffs-to-lifelines-how-companies-are-supporting-workers-in-2025/

The HR Spotlight article “From Layoffs to Lifelines: How Companies Are Supporting Workers in 2025” explores how business leaders are responding to economic volatility with people-first strategies that go beyond layoffs. Leaders from industries ranging from creative agencies to real estate share approaches such as cross-training employees to handle multiple roles, offering upskilling programs, embracing remote work for retention, and maintaining transparency to build trust. Some also detail comprehensive offboarding and networking support when departures do occur, as well as creative use of freelance staffing to better match demand. The common thread is treating employees as long-term partners whose growth and well-being are integral to the organization's success.

Among these voices, Dr. Kirk Adams, a disability inclusion strategist, highlights the unique challenges workers with disabilities face after layoffs—longer unemployment gaps, systemic barriers, and limited retraining access. His work focuses on partnering with state vocational rehabilitation agencies and nonprofits to ensure these workers receive early, personalized planning, skill-building, and assistive technology support until they reenter the workforce. Adams emphasizes that including disabled professionals in workforce planning is not charity but a strategic choice to tap into capable, often overlooked talent. This contribution reinforces the article's central theme: companies can strengthen resilience and competitiveness by valuing and supporting all members of their workforce, especially during times of disruption.

28/08/2025

Catalysts in the Capital: Disability Innovation Forum 2025: September 18, 2025: Join Us For The Next Wave of Inclusive Growth | Dr. Kirk Adams
https://drkirkadams.com/disability-innovation-forum-2025/

Discover why the Disability Innovation Forum 2025 in Washington, D.C. is poised to transform inclusive growth, as Dr. Kirk Adams highlights market-shaping technologies, cross-sector capital, and universal design practices that convert “payrolls, not pity” into a $13-trillion economic opportunity.