Custodian of human enchantment - by Ashley Zhang

A slight departure from my usual musings to share that I’ve started a new role as Storyteller at the AI company Imbue. Here’s why, and what this role means. When this year began, I did not expect to join an AI company. My primary interest has always been in human lives and the humanities: in the stories that help us understand the world and each other; in the literature and art that nourish our hearts and broaden our souls; in the intimate moral questions of our everyday lives. This desire to understand and improve the human condition led me to work in journalism through high school and college, to study political philosophy, and to eventually, unexpectedly, land in the startup realm. My gravitation toward tech, and AI in particular, seemed mystifying to many. But I believe that, to truly understand humanity, one must understand the technology we create. Humans have always been technologists, in our continual efforts to invent tools that better our lives — whether communication technol

A slight departure from my usual musings to share that I’ve started a new role as Storyteller at the AI company Imbue. Here’s why, and what this role means. When this year began, I did not expect to join an AI company. My primary interest has always been in human lives and the humanities: in the stories that help us understand the world and each other; in the literature and art that nourish our hearts and broaden our souls; in the intimate moral questions of our everyday lives. This desire to understand and improve the human condition led me to work in journalism through high school and colleg