Is AI For Us or Coming For Us

AKA First Draft #3

Jobs: Automation doesn’t tap executives on the shoulder, it guts frontline workers first. We’re always first fired, last rehired. The only counter is to flip the script: upskill into AI-adjacent roles and weaponize the tools to scale your hustle, not replace your humanity.

Surveillance: Don’t kid yourself. Big Brother already has receipts. Facial recognition and predictive policing miss hardest on Black faces and Black neighborhoods. That’s not a glitch, that’s systemic bias coded into the machine. Policy guardrails aren’t optional, they’re survival.

Data: You’re the new hustle, don’t get played. Your face, your voice, your community. They scrape it, train it, and resell it while you’re left clapping at vibes. The move? Contracts, consent, watermarks. If you don’t own your data, you don’t own yourself.

Environment: Every slick demo hides a dirty bill. Models burn energy, drain water, pile up e-waste, and the fallout doesn’t hit Palo Alto, it hits your backyard. Demand transparency before another server farm pops up on your block.

Misinformation: Lies don’t crawl anymore, they sprint. Deepfakes plus clout incentives equals narrative warfare. The only counter is community literacy and rapid-fire truth squads. Fact-checking isn’t nice-to-have; it’s infrastructure.

Power: Fear AI? That’s a waste of time. Shape it. From classrooms to contracts, from churches to city halls. If you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu. We need to get more of us involved on AI Ethics Boards.

Now What:
Build the playbook: Skills, protections, and vendor rules written by us, not for us.

Push local policy: Ban biased tech, force transparency, and secure opt-out rights.

Own your data: Don’t sign away your face or your words without compensation and control.

Build the coalition: Churches, HBCUs, unions, and small biz. You know, pool resources, scholarships, compute, and legal muscle.

Creators: Let AI assist, but never erase. Use it to stack your craft, not silence your voice.

Author Bio:

Justin Anderson is a Multipassionate Strategist and founder of Anderson Blackstar Enterprises, the force behind Madly Multipassionate and Anderson Blackstar Media. He builds brands, stories, and systems that blend truth, power, and strategy.