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@paulbusch@mstdn.ca
2025-11-23 14:44:59

BTW - Here is the website for #AskEllyn. I actually worked briefly with the founder, Ellen Winters, back in the early 90s, and I have posted about her being a hero for many women before my daughters were diagnosed.
askellyn.ai/welcome-to-elyn-ai

@paulbusch@mstdn.ca
2025-11-23 14:38:44

Good Morning #Canada
My youngest daughter is visiting this weekend, and while cooking our family breakfast, we had a long conversation about #AI and #LLM applications. She works for a nonprofit - Rainbow Railroad - and is in charge of all their data applications and funding processes. Her manager is suggesting that they need to start exploring AI/LLM, perhaps to automate email responses to donors. Her response, backed by the fundraising team, is "no effing way will a machine talk to any donor." Losing the personal touch can kill an organization that relies on the emotional empathy and kindness of the public.
That led to a new discussion - are there examples of #AI being used for good. #AskEllyn, the nonprofit chatbot that supports breast cancer patients, was the only one we could name, unfortunately, because both my daughters have relied on it over the past few months.
Tell me about other positive examples of AI - bonus points if they're Canadian.
#CanadaIsAwesome #
ctvnews.ca/kitchener/article/k