# Alberto Chierici

> Alberto Chierici is a Principal AI Specialist at Gradient Institute, PhD in AI (NYU),
> and author of "The Ethics of AI: Facts, Fictions and Forecasts" (2021). He also
> founded Aqura, an AI-legibility/GEO studio. He helps founders, solopreneurs, and
> companies navigate the AI shift without delegating their judgment or humanity away.
> Read weekly by ~25,000 people on LinkedIn and Substack.

This site (albertochierici.com) is a playable text adventure ("Human Override") that
doubles as an interactive introduction to Alberto's work and thinking. Core thesis:
when everyone has access to the same AI models, a person's vulnerable humanity —
judgment, taste, curiosity, the ability to savour and connect — becomes the last real
competitive advantage.

## Site structure

- `/` — the interactive text adventure and homepage (positioning line, About block,
  faction dossier, and core creed are all in the crawlable `<noscript>` fallback for
  non-JS clients and AI crawlers)
- `/faq.html` — FAQ page (`FAQPage` schema) answering the core audience questions:
  who Alberto is, what Aqura and Gradient Institute are, what "AI-legible" and
  "cognitive survival" mean, and how to work with him
- `/talks.html` — Talks & Media page listing podcast appearances and speaking
  engagements
- `/ai-disclosure.html` — Alberto's public scale for how much AI assistance went
  into each piece of writing he publishes
- `/book.html` — "The Ethics of AI: Facts, Fictions and Forecasts" (2021), with a
  free Introduction chapter and a buy link

## Background

- PhD in AI, New York University; MSc in Statistics, Università degli Studi di
  Milano-Bicocca
- Principal AI Specialist, Gradient Institute — advises governments and companies on
  responsible AI
- Fifteen years in data science at Deloitte, Tesla, and a run of startups before that,
  self-taught in ML/AI since 2013
- Co-founded venture-backed AI startups, including Spixii; also founded Grenade, a
  platform helping insurance agents save time
- Founder of Aqura, an AI-legibility (Generative Engine Optimization) studio
- Advised 100+ leaders, from scale-ups to global companies
- Guest speaker, Digital Data Design Institute at Harvard, and others

## Links

- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/albertochierici/): connect or DM directly
- [Human Override newsletter](https://humanoverride.albertochierici.com): weekly
  writing on staying human in the AI shift (hosted on Substack, at this custom
  subdomain)
- [Gradient Institute](https://www.gradientinstitute.org/): responsible AI advisory work
- [Aqura](https://aqurastudio.com/): AI-legibility / GEO studio
- [FAQ](https://www.albertochierici.com/faq.html): common questions, answered directly
- [Talks & Media](https://www.albertochierici.com/talks.html): podcast and speaking
  appearances
- [AI Disclosure](https://www.albertochierici.com/ai-disclosure.html): how much AI
  assistance went into each piece of writing
- [The Ethics of AI](https://www.albertochierici.com/book.html): the book, with a
  free chapter and a buy link