Who Gets to Define "Harmful"? The Hidden Politics of Content Moderation
An examination of the value judgments embedded in AI safety guidelines and who shapes them.
A lifetime of building with technology. A career spent making it understandable. Now working at the frontier of AI — writing it, teaching it, tweaking it, and asking whether we're doing it right.
I'm Mandy Hathaway, an AI ethics specialist and technical writer with 30 years of hands-on technology experience and an MA in Ethical Technology & Artificial Intelligence from Metropolitan State University. I work at the intersection of machine learning and communication: building curriculum that makes complex systems legible, writing documentation that reflects how these systems actually work, and asking the ethical questions that get skipped when moving fast.
I bring both the technical background and the communication range the field requires, from AI development and system design to editorial leadership and the classroom. I spent three years as Technology Editor at The Metropolitan, taught hundreds of students and led a team of up to 35 instructors at Coding With Kids, and have published on algorithmic bias and responsible AI development. I bring both the technical depth to understand what I'm writing about and the communication skills to make it land.
I take on remote contracts and senior roles in AI/ML technical writing, instructional design, prompt engineering, and AI ethics.
Languages & Tools
Python
PyTorch
Machine Learning
NLP
Prompt Engineering
RLHF
Large Language Models
Generative AI
Deep Learning
Neural Networks
AI Ethics
AI Safety
Responsible AI
Computer Vision
Hugging Face
NumPy
Pandas
Matplotlib
JavaScript
HTML5
Linux
Git
Azure
Power BI
Data Visualization
AI Governance
Scratch
Certifications
Generative AI for Educators (Google, 2024)
Lightweight AI with Small Language Models (LinkedIn, 2024)
