Mel Sellick

WELCOME!


Building a more human future in the age of AI.

What I Do

Psychologist, strategist, and systems thinker helping organizations align AI with ethics, cognition, and human agency.

AI ethics is more than a technical issue. It’s about cognitive freedom and sovereignty.
— Mel Sellick, Featured Speaker, UNESCO Global Forum

Who I help

    • Agentic AI consulting: clones, agents, digital twins

    • Mental health chatbot (nonprofit, youth-focused)

    • Ethical UX audits and cognitive design

    • Co-agency product strategy

    • Digital persona integrity

    • Messaging & trust scaffolding for AI-based campaigns

    • IRIS standard, ethics workshops, briefings

    • UNESCO, IEEE, and global policy consultation

    • BCI ethics advisor

    • Cognitive sovereignty frameworks

    • SME in human-AI interaction for research interviews

What I Offer

Strategic Advisory

  • DIRA: AI readiness diagnostic for teams/organizations

  • Product design reviews (agents, clones, personas, twins)

  • Cognitive trust audits & co-agency design

  • Persona design consulting (e.g., parenting chatbot)

Learning & training

  • Metacognitive course (for team or public use)

  • Psychological safety workshops

  • Custom ethics education for founders and AI teams

Systems Ethics & Governance

  • Strategic ethics consulting

  • IRIS standard co-development (IEEE)

  • Policy and standards advising (UNESCO, WEF, etc.)

Where I Publish

Future Human LaB (Substack)

Future Human Lab is a cognitive-ethical initiative by Mel Sellick

Academic work

Books

Podcast

LinkedIn

Where I’ll Be

June 23

UNESCO Global Forum on the Ethics of AI

Centara Grant, Bangkok, Thailand, & online

Past Events

UNESCO Global Forum on the Ethics of AI

Paris AI Action Summit

June 12-13

The Digital Economist

Terms of Engagement

Virtual

Let’s Connect

Want to explore a collaboration, book a session, or bring these frameworks to your team? I’d love to hear from you.