Clarity through intentional technology.

Building tools for civic life, fair work, and digital memory, quietly designed to keep people in control.

Thesis

The Soft Signal Thesis

Most technology is built to capture attention, automate judgment, and compress people into data. My work explores the opposite: tools that slow decisions down, reveal hidden assumptions, and keep the human in control.

I use AI, interface design, and rapid prototyping to turn ethical questions into working systems.

Selected systems

Projects where ethical questions become working prototypes.

FairHire
Responsible AI / hiring tool
Live Prototype

FairHire

Bias-aware hiring analysis and inclusive job description rewriting.

Problem

Hiring language can exclude qualified people before they are even considered.

What I Built

A prototype that reviews job descriptions, identifies exclusionary patterns, and suggests more inclusive alternatives.

Responsible AI Angle

It supports human reflection instead of automating hiring decisions.

Bias detectionHR techResponsible AILanguage UXPrototype
Open system
Civic Compass
Civic intelligence tool
Active Research

Civic Compass

A civic signal interface that turns public issues into clear weekly actions.

Problem

People want to stay engaged, but public information is fragmented and overwhelming.

What I Built

A focused interface that compresses civic issues into context, short explanations, and practical actions.

Responsible AI Angle

It reduces overwhelm without manipulating attention.

Civic techPublic interest AIInformation designAction design
Open system
Herefor
Crisis awareness / humanitarian action index
Live Application

Herefor

A focused way to discover crises, sources, and meaningful ways to help.

Problem

Global crises become either invisible or emotionally overwhelming.

What I Built

A humanitarian index that organizes crisis context, source visibility, and action options.

Responsible AI Angle

It prioritizes source transparency, uncertainty, and careful framing.

Crisis techHumanitarian UXSource transparencyAI search
Open system
Soft Rehearsal
Reflective AI communication tool
Beta Testing

Soft Rehearsal

A rehearsal space for difficult conversations.

Problem

People often use AI to outsource communication instead of understanding the human situation.

What I Built

A reflective interface that helps users test tone, perspective, and possible impact before speaking or sending.

Responsible AI Angle

AI acts as a mirror, not a replacement voice.

Reflective AICommunication UXHuman agencyEmotional design
Open system
Aftertrace
Digital footprint / surveillance art
Live Application

Aftertrace

Transform your clips into surveillance art. Understand your digital footprint.

Problem

People are unaware of how they appear to surveillance systems and how their data is processed.

What I Built

A tool to see what cameras see, analyzing clips frame-by-frame to reveal machine vision artifacts.

Responsible AI Angle

Nothing stored, nothing tracked. Your data stays yours.

Privacy firstSurveillance awarenessData sovereignty
Open system
Mindful Machines
AI operating system / workflow automation
Live Platform

Mindful Machines

Operating system for revenue capture. We install the quiet systems that catch the revenue you're losing.

Problem

Premium service businesses lose revenue to missed calls, slow follow-ups, and leaky funnels.

What I Built

AI reception, missed-call recovery, follow-up automation, and conversion systems.

Responsible AI Angle

Quiet, high-utility automation that enhances human workflow without replacing the human touch entirely.

AI receptionConversion systemsWorkflow automation
Open system

Interested in this kind of work? I'm looking for responsible AI, UX/product, and creative technology roles.

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LAB

Analysis Chamber

This is a small interactive instrument that tests how a rule affects different people.

READY
Calibration Presets
CAUTION

This is a design thinking tool, not legal advice. It does not replace human insight or provide legal counsel. Complex inclusion decisions demand true human context.

00 — STUDIO

Submit Proposal

Proposals face human scrutiny. Skip introductions and format. Give us the raw structural intent of the problem you are solving.

III. Return Coordinates

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Process

Protocol Engine

We use machine intelligence as an organizational tool, never as a decision-maker. Technology helps identify patterns. Humans decide.

Guiding Principles

Intelligence handles the sorting, never the selection. Zero automated rejections. Your work is seen by a human. Internal metrics are used for prioritization, not judgment.

About

The Studio Lead

I’m Karim, an AI student and builder based in the Netherlands. I make responsible AI prototypes that combine product thinking, ethical reflection, and high-polish interface design. My work focuses on systems where the interface has moral weight: hiring, civic information, crisis awareness, and difficult communication.

Currently looking for: Internships, junior AI/product roles, responsible AI projects, and selected creative technology collaborations.

What I bring

AI + responsible technology
UX/product prototyping
Prompt engineering + frontend building
Ethical design and critical research
Taste, clarity, and fast iteration
INQUIRY

Contact the Studio

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karim@softsignal.studio
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Secure Transmission
Human-Led Systems

Algorithmic assistance is always governed by human oversight.

Ethical UX

Zero engagement-hacking. No dark patterns or artificial urgency.

Data Sovereignty

Local-first bias. No ad tracking. No secondary data markets.

Absolute Deletion

Direct pathway for immediate and total data removal.

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