How does Cortico use technology and AI?
Cortico is human-steered and AI-supported. Conversations are recorded and transcribed, and AI helps surface themes, patterns, and quotes. Youth and adult allies interpret, refine, or challenge AI suggestions, so AI never replaces human judgment.
Cortico’s AI use is also designed to support AI literacy. Transparent messaging around its use is built into our platform, and our learning modules and workshops encourage constructive critique and negotiation around its use.
Is this “push-button AI”?
No. Our tools are intentionally designed to support, not automate, the listening and sensemaking process.
You can read more about Cortico’s unique AI integration here.
Is conversation data used to train AI?
We do not use personally identifiable conversation data from the Cortico platform to train AI models, but we may use aggregated or anonymized conversation data. Any models we work with (including third-party AI tools) are not trained on your personal data, and we don’t share it for that purpose either.
What tech skills will youth learn?
Participants learn how to record conversations, manage audio and transcripts, use our sensemaking platform, create outputs (like medleys), and think critically about how AI shapes understanding.