Hi, I'm Ashley.

I'm a researcher who makes content about the human side of AI.
I cover novel use cases, cultural shifts, and the second-order effects of what's being built.

My insights draw on a decade of consumer research at Google, and ongoing independent analysis of market data and emerging trends.

Ashley
10 Years Staff Researcher Google
PhD Social Psychology University of Chicago

About

You might know me from TikTok or my newsletter, Early Insights Club.

I'm a former Google Staff Product Researcher who left after realizing the tech industry had a deeper problem: it was building AI products without truly understanding everyday consumers or prioritizing their wellbeing.

I started making content about the "human side of AI" to explain how real people are experiencing AI, and what it might mean for the future.

My whole career has been about advocating for humans in the development of technology. My mission is to encourage others across the tech industry to do the same.

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Check out my work

On TikTok

@ashleystriblet

Short videos on the real-world ways people are actually using AI and what it means for the future.

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From the newsletter

Early Insights Club

Weekly roundups providing insight into the state of the consumer market and how it's evolving.

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Weekly newsletter

This Week in Consumer AI: Meta AI backlash, Anthropic asks users to "reflect," and LinkedIn tops the AI slop

This Week in Consumer AI: Recent ad campaigns from Reddit, Polaroid, Google & OpenAI

This Week in Consumer AI: Why more people don't use chatbots, Kylie Jenner's AI glasses controversy, Dead Internet Theory & more

Deep dives

Tech workers are whispering — and why everyone else might be soon

Uninsured, after hours, and asking AI

Lower-income students are AI's heaviest users — and use it with the least guidance


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Want to work together?

If you're looking to collaborate — through sponsored content, speaking engagements, or consulting — shoot me a note.

I partner with brands, founders and companies that want to put humans first, by prioritizing use cases and design patterns that help everyday people.