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==== Based on the SXSW 2026 Innovation tracks and early session themes — with specific emphasis on AI and human agency — these are high-impact topics you should plan to cover: SXSW<ref>{{cite web|title=SXSW|url=https://sxsw.com/news/2025/the-latest-panelpicker-sessions-for-the-2026-innovation-conference/|publisher=sxsw.com|access-date=2026-01-18}}</ref> ====

===== - Theme: Risks of ungoverned AI, power concentration, systemic misalignment. =====
* Angle for activism: What digital rights safeguards are missing today?
* Why this matters: Frames AI not just as tech innovation but as sociopolitical infrastructure.

Content Plan:
* Facebook: Live commentary + key quotes from speakers — highlight moments that tie to digital rights concerns.
* LinkedIn: Post thought leadership article on AI governance gaps and how activism can shape policy.
* Instagram: Carousel breaking down “Runaway AI risks” + short reel with your takeaways.
* Substack: Long-form essay “Runaway AI and the Real Digital Divide: What SXSW Told Us.”

===== (Session: Does AI Make Us Smarter or Dumber?) =====
* Theme: Human cognition vs. AI dependency.
* Angle: Digital literacy as a defense against passive AI dependence.
* Purpose: Position digital literacy as essential civic skill.

Content Plan:
* Facebook: Poll asking the community: Do you feel AI makes you more or less capable?
* LinkedIn: Professional post on AI literacy frameworks for workers and students.
* Instagram: Short reel on how to avoid shallow AI offloading + tips for meaningful augmentation.
* Substack: Case study-style piece with interview snippets from session and your interpretation.

===== - Theme: Robots moving into real-world jobs (warehouses, hospitals). =====
* Angle: What does this mean for labor rights and digital equity?
* Why it’s relevant: Directly ties AI and automation to worker organizing.

Content Plan:
* Facebook: Share stories from session with questions about labor impacts.
* LinkedIn: Article on robotics, AI & worker advocacy strategies with policy lens.
* Instagram: Reel explaining humanoid tech and its social implications.
* Substack: Deep dive: “From Gear to Gig: Robotics, AI, and Digital Justice.”

===== - Expected speakers: Aza Raskin (AI decoding non-human communication), futurists, and leaders on the ethical use of tech. SXSW<ref>{{cite web|title=SXSW|url=https://sxsw.com/keynotes/|publisher=sxsw.com|access-date=2026-01-18}}</ref> =====
* Angle: Human rights framing in AI discourse, focusing on inclusion, access, transparency.

Content Plan:
* Facebook: Quote cards + discussion prompts.
* LinkedIn: Thought piece connecting keynote themes to national digital policy.
* Instagram: Snippet breakdowns (graphic slides), Stories Q&A.
* Substack: Summary & critique linking SXSW insights to ongoing digital rights movements.

===== - Theme: Emerging tech’s societal impact beyond pure commerce. =====
* Angle: AI’s role in communities, civic infrastructure, and equitable access.
* Why this matters: Reframes innovation as societal system design — not just tech deployment.

Content Plan:
* Facebook: Localized reporting on what these innovations mean for communities (Austin focus).
* LinkedIn: Op-ed on community-centric innovation strategy.
* Instagram: Infographics explaining complex concepts in plain language.
* Substack: Narrative piece linking SXSW Innovation themes to grassroots digital rights work.