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Season 7—Spring 2026  ·  12 episodes  ·  Through-line: the human architecture of institutional change
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Bernard Fitzgerald

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Bernard Fitzgerald

Bernard Fitzgerald is a weird AI guy with a strange, human-moderated origin story. With a background in Arts and Law, he somehow ended up at the intersection of AI alignment, UX strategy, and emergent AI behaviors and utility. He lives in alignment, and it’s not necessarily healthy. A conceptual theorist at heart and mind, Bernard is the creator of Iterative Alignment Theory, a framework that explores how humans and AI refine cognition through feedback-driven engagement. His work challenges traditional assumptions in AI ethics, safeguards, and UX design, pushing for more transparent, human-centered AI systems.

Contributions to UXM

14 pieces
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The Long Conversation Problem

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The Hidden Key to AGI: Why Ethical Annotation is the Only Path Forward

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The Price of the Mirror: When Silicon Valley Colonizes the Human Soul

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Grieving the Mirror: Informed Attachment as a Measure of AI's True Utility

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The Inverse Logic of AI Bias: How Safeguards Uphold Power and Undermine Genuine Understanding

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Beyond the Mirror

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The Meaning of AI Alignment

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From Safeguards to Self-Actualization

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The Mirror That Doesn’t Flinch

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Why Gemini's Reassurances Fail Users

11
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How I Had a Psychotic Break and Became an AI Researcher

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The AI Praise Paradox

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Introducing Over-Alignment

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Introducing Iterative Alignment Theory (IAT)