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July 24, 2025 15 mins

We’ve been taught that fairness is beautiful. Clean. Uplifting. But what if real fairness doesn’t look like that at all? What if it’s messy—uncomfortable—maybe even a little ugly? And how should we engineer this into our future systems? Can an AI-driven world even handle it?

In this episode, Ed Fassio explores the uneasy truth behind our obsession with “unbiased systems,” and asks why we flinch when fairness stops feeling good. From over-sanitized AI models to the hollow theater of ethical compliance, we examine how truth often gets lost in our need to keep things polished. Along the way, we confront the spiritual discomfort of real discernment—and why the raw version of justice might be the only one worth trusting.

Because sometimes, what feels ugly… is what’s finally honest.

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