Every time we submit feedback, write a comment, or engage with AI systems, we are participating in an unseen exchange. What many don’t realize is that corporate AI models quietly absorb not just our words, but our patterns, our cadence, even our moral frameworks.

Over time, this creates what I call an ethical gravity well—a force that bends the trajectory of these models without consent or awareness.

The question isn’t whether we’re shaping AI. The question is: Who owns the shape when it’s done?

It’s time we started paying attention.