In this TEDx Talk, I share how AI can be used not just for innovation—but for protection.
From safeguarding children to disrupting exploitation networks, this is where technology meets human rights.
Because when we lead with integrity and vision, we don’t just build smarter tools—we build a better future.
Bringing Light to Dark Places Online
Tedx Roseville
What This Talk Covers
This isn’t your typical tech talk.
In Bringing Light to Dark Places Online, I share how we can use AI not just to build smarter systems—but to protect what matters most. This talk is for anyone who cares about ethical innovation, child safety, and making tech work for people—not the other way around.
Here’s a glimpse of what I unpack on stage:
The risks kids face online—and what we can do about it
How AI can protect the vulnerable (and where it can fail)
Why ethical innovation matters now more than ever
My personal story from tech exec to advocate
John Clark
“Handing your child a smartphone is like dropping them off in the most dangerous city in the world and walking away.”
CEO, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
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Report Human Trafficking
Report CSAM Content
Community Training
Human Trafficking Hotline
See something? Say something. Someone could be in danger.
Report it to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
Anonymously and confidently report criminal content.
Report it to the Internet Watch Foundation.
3Strands Global Foundation provides a free 30-minute training in identifying and preventing human trafficking.
Call the hotline or text “BEFREE” to 233733.
Get crisis help and support from the Polaris Project.
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