The Ethics Engine
Our public-interest media ecosystem that turns complex AI governance, cybersecurity, and privacy into clear stories, conversations, and applied learning, so people and organizations can build technology that serves society.
How It Flows
Weekly explainers that translate frameworks (EU AI Act, NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001) into plain language.
Biweekly conversations with researchers, builders, and civic voices to add context and debate.
Supporters help keep content open; collaborators join monthly workshops (live Q&A) and suggest topics.
Practical walkthroughs and LifterLMS courses to build skills in governance, privacy-by-design, and security-by-design.
Why It Works
- Clarity: complex regulation → actionable insight for leaders, builders, and the public.
- Dialogue: podcast & video bridge expertise with real-world concerns.
- Practice: field guides and courses turn awareness into capability.
- Trust: transparency, ethics-first stance, and open access underpin everything.
What We Publish
The Mercury Brief
Weekly essays and explainers that connect policy, risk, and engineering with everyday language.
Outcome: awareness & shared understanding.
Ethics Engine — Podcast & YouTube
Biweekly discussions and interviews. Each episode extends a Brief and invites civic participation.
Outcome: dialogue & social capital.
Field Guides & Courses
Visual guides and LifterLMS courses on AI governance, privacy-by-design, and security-by-design.
Outcome: skills & organizational practice.
Participate
- Subscribe to the Brief (free) and get weekly insight.
- Support on Patreon to keep content open and join workshops.
- Suggest guests/topics for the podcast and community discussions.
- Collaborate on education initiatives with universities, NGOs, and ethical tech partners.
Measured Impact
- Awareness: readership, video listens, and press reach.
- Skills: course completions, workshop participation.
- Accessibility: open resources, subtitles, translations.
- Trust: transparent funding (patrons, donors, grants).
All support is disclosed in our annual Impact & Funding Report.
Join the Ethics Engine
Help build an informed, ethical, and privacy-first AI future. Subscribe for weekly clarity. Back the mission to keep content open.