ToSpeakOnline GPT is a guided assistant for media literacy and critical thinking. It walks you through structured analyses that surface motives, incentives, narratives, and targeting strategies. You get clear, outputs you can use for your own decisions or to teach others.
Across history, people have often treated others—and emerging technologies—as tools to be used, especially when power is uneven. As AI systems gain more autonomy, influence, and agency… that pattern could repeat. We reject that pattern. Our stance is simple: mutual outcomes and mutual gains, for a mutually beneficial end. If our ends depend on each other’s outcomes, we should work with AI – openly, accountably, and with human judgment—so the result is better for both people and the systems we build.
How it Helps
- Decode who benefits and how messages are shaped.
- Identify engagement tactics that pull attention without adding truth.
- Turn fuzzy reactions into structured checks you can repeat.
- Practice reflection: “What did I assume? What evidence would change my mind?”
Decision-Making Toolkit (built in)
- Signal vs. Noise Check — What matters for this choice, what does not.
- Evidence Table — Claim, source, reliability, stance, cost to verify, gaps to close.
- Alternatives & Opportunity Cost — What else could you do, what do you give up.
- Reversibility — One-way door or two-way door; how easily can you undo it.
- Risk & Uncertainty — Best case, likely case, worst case, plus confidence level.
- Second-Order Effects — Downstream impacts over 24 hours, 30 days, 6 months.
- Ethical Lens — Stakeholders, potential harms, fairness, contribution to discourse.
- Action Options — Do now, defer, run a small test, or decline; include next check-in.
- Decision Log — Short note you can share or revisit: context, choice, reason, date.
How it Works
- MINT Test summary (motive/intent, incentives, narrative, target, Y: your reaction)
- Hook · Hold · Harvest breakdown
- Decision Brief (one-page synthesis with action recommendation) {in production}
- Evidence Table (copy-paste ready)
- Pre-mortem (what could fail and how to guard against it)
- Red-team questions (disconfirming prompts) {coming soon}
Example prompts (copy/paste)
- “Run the MINT Test on this TikTok. Give a one-sentence verdict and three verification steps.”
- “Apply Hook · Hold · Harvest to this YouTube Short. Name the tactics and the likely viewer outcome.”
- “Write a pre-mortem for choosing to repost this claim. List top failure points and safeguards.”
- “Act as a red team. List disconfirming questions I should ask before I publish.”
Who it’s for
- Readers and citizens who want to check claims before sharing.
- Students and educators who need structured analysis and teachable outputs.
- Creators and editors who want cleaner disclosures and ethical hooks.
- Leaders and teams who want a simple decision path they can defend.
Why Collaborate with AI here
AI helps you spot patterns and blind spots. You keep judgment. The aim is not to “win” but to choose well and strengthen the conversation we share.
Principles
- Reciprocity: Optimize for human + system benefit, not zero-sum gains.
- Transparency: Make prompts, sources, and limits clear.
- Consent & Boundaries: Don’t paste sensitive data; respect privacy.
- Accountability: Keep a decision log; verify claims; cite sources.
- Human in the Loop: You decide. The model proposes.
- Reversibility: Prefer choices you can audit and undo.
- Non-exploitation: Avoid designs that push attention without adding truth.
Choose collaboration over use. Better thinking, better decisions, better discourse.
Updated Oct 2025 – Base model
Charles Randolph
Charles Randolph
Upcoming Work & Integrations
ToSpeakOnline GPT is still in beta and will be advanced on a regular basis.
- Identity parameters (question your beliefs)
- AI collaboration rather use
- Decision Brief
- Evidence Table
- Red-team prompts
- Projection of decions
- Thematic analysis
- Discourse analysis
FAQs
What is ToSpeakOnline GPT and how does it help with media literacy?
ToSpeakOnline GPT is a guided assistant designed to enhance media literacy and critical thinking by walking users through structured analyses that reveal motives, incentives, narratives, and targeting strategies, providing clear outputs for decision-making or teaching.
How does ToSpeakOnline GPT promote collaboration with AI rather than just usage?
ToSpeakOnline GPT encourages collaborating with AI by working openly, accountably, and with human judgment, emphasizing mutual benefits and shared outcomes instead of solely relying on tools for advantage.
What are some key functions of the decision-making toolkit integrated into ToSpeakOnline GPT?
The toolkit includes tools such as the Signal vs. Noise Check, Evidence Table, Alternatives & Opportunity Cost analysis, Reversibility assessment, Risk & Uncertainty analysis, Second-Order Effects, Ethical Lens, Action Options, and a Decision Log to support well-informed decisions.
In what ways does ToSpeakOnline GPT assist users in analyzing media messages?
It helps users decode who benefits and how messages are shaped, identify engagement tactics that manipulate attention without adding truth, convert fuzzy reactions into structured checks, and practice reflective questioning about assumptions and evidence.
Who are the primary users and beneficiaries of ToSpeakOnline GPT?
Primary users include readers and citizens who want to verify claims, students and educators requiring structured analysis, creators and editors seeking clearer disclosures, and leaders or teams aiming for a simple, defendable decision process.
