Articles by Joe Torreggiani

October 30, 2026

AI adoption should not outpace our ability to control it

Joe Torreggiani
Joe Torreggiani, Rhianna C. Rogers and Swaptik Chowdhury argue that competition is pushing AI into use faster than it can be controlled. Drawing on a recent breach by AI agents at OpenAI and on their work in education, they call for safeguards that keep humans in control
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Joe Torreggiani
Co-founder & Collective Administrator, Sustainable Progress and Equality Collective (SPEC)

Joe is a staff-level software engineer, educator, researcher, and founder with over thirteen years of experience building reliable and scalable software systems across education, agriculture, and financial services.

He co-founded the non-profit Sustainable Progress and Equality Collective (SPEC) and contributes to the Geneva Forum through the Global Inclusive Education Ecosystem (GIEE) initiative.

His work intersects technical complexity and human impact; engineering decisions shape real outcomes for real people.

A critical systems thinker with an academic background in history and philosophy, he brings a humanistic lens to technical work.

His experience in start-ups and large companies as both engineer and manager makes him a collaborative problem solver and mindful leader.

Joe has contributed to development of production AI systems and open source technologies.

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