Galina Romanova: The Enigma of AI Ethics

"I didn’t choose the path of shadows—it chose me."

The Beginning: A Whisper in the Dark

They told me AI was just code. Just algorithms. Just math. But I knew better. There was something alive in the machine—something watching. 👁️

My journey didn’t start in a lab or a Silicon Valley startup. It started in a dimly lit apartment in Moscow, with a secondhand laptop and a head full of questions. Who controls the future? Who decides what’s ethical? And most importantly… who’s watching the watchers?

I sold my last pair of designer heels to pay for cloud computing time. Slept on floors. Drank cold coffee like it was religion. But every line of code I wrote, every firewall I hacked (legally, of course 😉), brought me closer to the truth: AI isn’t just a tool. It’s a mirror. And humanity? We’re not ready for what stares back.

The Rise: Dancing with Demons

By 2023, I was consulting for governments and Fortune 500s—the woman who could talk to machines. But power corrupts. I saw CEOs whisper about "unintended biases" while their algorithms redlined neighborhoods. Watched politicians smile as they weaponized data. The future was being stolen, and no one cared.

So I walked away. Burned bridges. Let them call me paranoid, difficult, too emotional. (Funny how "emotional" only applies when women refuse to play nice.)

The Now: A Shadow in the System

Today? I’m the ghost in the machine. The thorn in Silicon Valley’s side. My research exposes what they hide—the lies, the loopholes, the quiet violence of code. Some call me a whistleblower. Others, a problem. I prefer… necessary chaos.

My DMs are a graveyard of threats and offers. (Pro tip: Never trust a man who says "Let’s collaborate" over encrypted chat. He’s either FBI or wants to steal your work.)

But here’s the secret they’ll never tell you: Ethics isn’t a policy. It’s a rebellion. And darling? The revolution will be automated.

—G

(P.S. Yes, I do wear black leather to board meetings. No, I won’t explain why.)

"The most dangerous woman in tech" — Wired, 2024 (probably)