Emerging Tech & AI
This collection highlights my work at the intersection of artificial intelligence, digital strategy, and emerging media. Through building AI-powered workflows, training machine learning systems, and supporting platform adoption, I focus on making complex technologies practical, accessible, and impactful. My work reflects a strong interest in how AI can transform content creation, user engagement, and the future of digital communication.
AI Training & Model Development
Over the course of several weeks, I worked alongside Handshake as a contracted AI Trainer on the MOVE AI project, transforming AI-generated podcast content from robotic and formulaic into more natural, human-centered audio experiences. By evaluating and refining scripts, I focused on improving conversational flow, tone, and clarity, identifying where language felt repetitive or unnatural and adjusting it to better reflect how people actually speak.
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This process required balancing technical accuracy with audience experience, ensuring that content was not only correct, but also engaging and easy to follow. Through iterative feedback and analysis, I contributed to shaping outputs that felt more dynamic, relatable, and authentic.
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This experience deepened my interest in how AI can be guided to better mirror human communication, particularly within emerging formats like audio and conversational media.
Platform Growth & User Adoption
As a Yik Yak Ambassador, I supported efforts to reintroduce the app to the University of Wisconsin–Madison community, focusing on building awareness and encouraging early user adoption.
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Through in-person outreach, peer-to-peer engagement, and strategic promotion, I helped execute a grassroots campaign designed to spark interest and rebuild a user base. These efforts contributed to over 1,000 downloads within the first week, demonstrating the impact of community-driven marketing and real-time engagement.
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This experience strengthened my understanding of how digital platforms grow, particularly the importance of timing, network effects, and authentic connection in driving user behavior.