Ayana Zaire Cotton
Founder and educator at Seeda School and author of the essay 'Transmuting AI Shame into Erotic Self-Respect'; teaches frameworks like Erotic Engineering focused on aligning desire with capacity and critiques of AI under racialized capitalism.
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Apr 1, 2026 • 1h 15min
🤖 What AI Actually Costs: Transmuting Shame Into Erotic Self-Respect — with Ayana Zaire Cotton
Ayana Zaire Cotton, founder of Seeda School and author of the essay on transmuting AI shame, is a teacher of Erotic Engineering — a method for aligning desire with capacity. She explains why she paused using AI, explores the ecological and labor costs of current tools, and outlines practices for slowing down, reclaiming self-respect, and choosing technology that matches values.
