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    Amanda Bruun, founder of HArtfull IQ and publisher of AI Ground Truth

    AI Ground Truth provides verified reporting, analysis, and practical interpretation of enterprise AI, work, economic security, and human agency. It exists because the loudest accounts of what AI is doing to work are written by the people selling it.

    Published by Amanda Bruun, founder of HArtfull IQ. The editorial line is independent of the vendors, platforms, and consultancies covered here. Claims are sourced. Corrections are published, not quietly edited. Where a piece contains an affiliate link, it is disclosed at the top.