Human-Centered Strategies for Innovation and Impact

ASFAI Member Briefing - Current Version
MARCH 21, 2026

Presented by Elizabeth (Liz) Ngonzi
Editor-in-Chief & Founding Platform Architect, AI for Humanity Anthology & Platform | ASFAI Board Member
About the Initiative
  • AI for Humanity: Human‑Centered Strategies for Innovation and Impact is a global, public‑benefit, 40‑plus‑author anthology and interactive platform that combines human expertise with AI tools to democratize learning on ethical, human‑centered innovation.
  • It brings together ASFAI members from academia, industry, government, and civil society to explore AI as a force for better decisions, healthier institutions, and more resilient societies.
Where We've Been, What We've Accomplished, Where We're Going
  • From proposal to global platform in 11 months, working across the ASFAI community and applying a structured approach that integrates individual expertise, collective intelligence, and AI-driven amplification
  • 40-plus contributing authors across Ethics, Education, Policy, and Finance, Technology, & Innovation
  • New York launch dinner convening 20 cross‑sector leaders from academia, philanthropy, policy, and industry​
  • Living platform in use at NYU, John Carroll University, CSU East Bay, and in executive sessions for real‑world learning and decision‑making​
  • Already discoverable in AI systems including ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Google Gemini, and Perplexity
  • Pillar spotlights, reflections, and applied use cases shared publicly throughout February and March​e
Ways to Engage AI for Humanity
AI for Humanity is more than a static book. Interactive tools like Gamma, Echo, NotebookLM, and AskHumans keep learning from how we use them, while songs, podcasts, and chapters offer fixed summaries and full content you can return to anytime. Together, they give you multiple ways to access the ideas in both summary and in full.

Interactive, Learning Experiences
Gamma Site
Explore the anthology and pillars as a guided, clickable experience.
Echo Chatbot by Jeff Pedowitz
Ask questions and let the chatbot surface relevant passages and themes.
NotebookLM Interactive Chat
Have a conversation with the full anthology and test ideas against it.


Access the Interactive Chat (requires Google account)
AskHumans Conversational AI Study
Share your perspective so future updates reflect real‑world needs.

Fixed‑format experiences
Suno AI Anthem by Jeff Pedowitz
Listen to AI‑assisted music inspired by AI for Humanity that carries the themes in a memorable way.
NotebookLM Podcast
Listen to a fixed‑format episode that distills key ideas from AI for Humanity for leaders on the go, with more episodes planned.
Chapters - coming soon
Read static chapter pages on ASFAI’s site, similar to a traditional book, for those who prefer a classic format.
Coming soon on ASFAI.org
AI for Humanity is Discoverable in AI Systems
SEO matters. AI discoverability matters more.
Why this matters
When leaders ask AI systems about human‑centered AI, we want them to encounter AI for Humanity: Human‑Centered Strategies for Innovation and Impact, not just generic answers.
How we strengthen it together
Use the anthology’s full title, link back to our key pages, and keep those pages rich and up to date so AI systems learn to treat AI for Humanity as a high‑authority resource.
When you click any AI system icon below, try asking: "Tell me about the AI for Humanity: Human‑Centered Strategies for Innovation and Impact anthology."

ChatGPT

ChatGPT

ChatGPT helps you get answers, find inspiration, and be more productive.

Microsoft Copilot: Your AI companion

Microsoft Copilot: Your AI companion

Microsoft Copilot is your companion to inform, entertain and inspire. Get advice, feedback and straightforward answers. Try Copilot now.

Gemini

‎Google Gemini

Meet Gemini, Google’s AI assistant. Get help with writing, planning, brainstorming, and more. Experience the power of generative AI.

Perplexity AI

Perplexity

Perplexity is a free AI-powered answer engine that provides accurate, trusted, and real-time answers to any question.

Top Organic LinkedIn Performance Over the Last 30 Days
  • Our launch posts about AI for Humanity generated strong organic reach on LinkedIn, with top posts leading impressions and engagement from my own network.
  • These results show that even without paid promotion, there is clear demand for practical, human‑centered approaches to AI ethics, governance, and leadership.
  • These results reflect a shared effort, with contributors and partners amplifying and adding their own LinkedIn posts about AI for Humanity.
Top Organic Posts by Impressions
Organic LinkedIn posts announcing AI for Humanity drove the highest impressions on the page, without any paid promotion.
Top Organic Posts by Engagement
The same organic launch posts also led the page in likes, comments, and shares, signaling strong interest in human‑centered AI among our network.
Analytics for the NY Anthology Launch Dinner Linkedin Post
Organic launch‑dinner post reached a highly relevant, senior LinkedIn audience.
Post Analytics for AI for Humanity Lanching Human-Centered AI at Davos 2026
Organic Davos launch post drove strong discovery and engagement among global leaders.
As full chapters go live as individual pages, we expect reach to grow as more authors share and boost their chapter launch posts across their networks.
What People are Saying on LinkedIn
We received many thoughtful comments on AI for Humanity posts; here we spotlight a sample that reflects recurring themes across ethics, governance, and cross‑sector collaboration.
Spotlighted comments show how diverse voices are responding to AI for Humanity in practice.

See more comments highlighting ethics, governance, and putting human‑centered AI into practice.

View more

Join Our Journey
Before you leave, choose at least one way to engage with AI for Humanity, from the interactive tools you saw earlier (like NotebookLM and the Echo chatbot) to the options below, including upcoming chapter releases, webinars, and events.
  • April – Individual Chapter Releases (TBA)
  • April – Meet the Authors Webinar (TBA)
  • May 7 at 6 pm – Gamma + AI for Humanity Event (San Francisco) Invitations will be sent shortly; please hold the date if you are interested in attending.

Please also keep an eye out for future AI for Humanity announcements, as we explore additional collaborations with NotebookLM, Adobe tools, and AskHumans.
Thank You!
  • AI for Humanity exists because of the expertise, creativity, and commitment of every person pictured here, and through the leadership and collaboration across the ASFAI community that brought this initiative to life.
  • This platform also demonstrates a structured approach to collaboration in action, including the 1+1+AI=10™ methodology: individual insight, collective wisdom, and AI amplification working together for exponential impact.
  • We're grateful to the AI tools that supported this journey, including Gamma, NotebookLM, Adobe Firefly, Suno AI, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Grammarly, and AskHumans.
  • This is just the beginning. The platform will continue to evolve with new chapters, tools, partnerships, and opportunities to join the journey.

Foreword Authors
Reid Blackman, PhD
Creator of The Ethical Nightmare Challenge™ | Author, Ethical Machines (HBR Press) | CEO, Virtue | Distinguished Member, American Society for AI (ASFAI)
Paul Daugherty
Technology CEO/CTO | Board Director | Investor | Author | Speaker | Board Member, American Society for AI (ASFAI)
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, JD
Former Lieutenant Governor of Maryland | Former Deputy Assistant Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice | Former Senior Advisor to the Secretary of the Navy | Distinguished Member, American Society for AI (ASFAI)
Michael Groen, MS
LtGen, USMC (ret.) Former Director of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center | Advisory Board, American Society for AI (ASFAI) | Founding Partner Global Frontier Advisors

Chapter Authors

Platform and Anthology Team
Elizabeth (Liz) Ngonzi, MMH
Originator, Anthology Editor‑in‑Chief, and Founding Platform Architect, AI for Humanity; Board Member and Founding Ethics & Responsible AI Committee Chair, ASFAI
Rei Llazani
Founder and Chairman, ASFAI
Aaron Poynton, PhD
Co‑Founder and Executive Director, ASFAI
Amyn Jan, MS, MBA
Executive Advisor, AI for Humanity Anthology; Distinguished Member, ASFAI
Keith Pijanowski
Anthology Editor, AI for Humanity; Distinguished Member, ASFAI
Matthew Guggemos, MS
Platform Co-Developer, AI for Humanity; Board Member, ASFAI
Jeff Pedowitz
Platform Co-Developer, AI for Humanity; Distinguished Member, ASFAI

AI Tools That Helped Us Build

How We Integrated AI: Built by Humans with AI, About AI, For Humanity

From tools like Adobe Firefly and Grammarly to Gamma and the Chapter Coach built using the 1+1+AI=10™ approach, AI was used intentionally, ethically, and transparently, AI tools were used intentionally, ethically, and transparently to enhance storytelling, clarity, and structure. This section shows exactly how each AI tool supported the work and how humans stayed in the loop. See which tools supported this process and how humans stayed in the loop every step of the way. How Each AI Tool Contributed Name Types of Outputs How We Integrated Tool 1+1+AI=10™ Chapter Coach (Powered by The International Social Impact Institute®) Chapter structure guidance, values alignment prompts, insight framing Helped authors align stories with human-centered values and interdisciplinary frameworks. Adobe Firefly AI-generated visuals, typography, and creative assets Created visual assets and content-specific illustrations across the anthology. AskHumans Human-curated audience testing, message resonance feedback Providing feedback loops on narrative clarity and emotional impact from diverse users. ChatGPT Ideation, writing assistance, clarity editing, draft reviews Co-created chapter summaries, supporting text, headlines, and experience scripting. Echo ChatBot Real-time interaction, question‑answering, contributor and chapter exploration, multilingual content navigation Helps readers explore the anthology and navigate topics dynamically in multiple languages. Gamma Visual storytelling, interactive page design, collaborative layouts Used to build immersive, scrollable story experiences for each section of the anthology. Grammarly Grammar checks, tone adjustments, readability improvement Enhanced clarity and professionalism across all written materials. NotebookLM Research synthesis, source summarization, context support, multilingual chat Helped us generate grounded podcasts, video overviews, and interactive chat experiences tailored to diverse, global audiences. Perplexity Research synthesis, source summarization, multimodal storytelling Verified emerging information and gathered real-time examples or data points. Suno AI Audio generation, and musical storytelling Created AI-generated songs.


Make AI Work for Humanity
Thank you for exploring AI for Humanity, a project built by humans, powered by AI, and guided by values. Join us in shaping a more human‑centered future.
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