CR Fellow: Designing Consent & Personalization in AI Systems Personalized AI advisors and AI agents are rapidly becoming a reality for consumers. These AI systems have the potential to make the marketplace more convenient and efficient – but they also could bring about new threats, especially if consumers lose a sense of choice and control. That’s why in the summer of 2025, I joined Paul Stroot October 29, 2025
What Happens When an AI Agent Works for You? AI agents are beginning to take on everyday tasks — booking travel, shopping for products, managing our online accounts. But who will these agents work for? With major platforms racing to build general-purpose agents, now is the time to demonstrate that trusted, user-aligned alternatives are both possible and feasible. Consumer Reports (CR) and Stanford’s Digital Paul Stroot July 28, 2025