Hi, I’m R.J. Cross.

I wear many hats. One of them is writer.

Another hat is researcher & advocate. I’ve done that for 10 years, currently at the Public Interest Research Group (PIRG). I work on tech issues.

My research has appeared in most major media outlets, especially the thing about the ChatGPT-powered teddy bear that we found would talk about sexual fetishes in graphic detail. I was on The Today Show for that. A stuffed bear that talks about sex being the biggest thing in my career is not what I would have picked for myself, but sometimes the work chooses you.

I’m also the editor of Enough, a new magazine dedicated to anti-consumption (launching September 1 of 2026).

You can reach me at sometimesrjwrites [at] gmail [dot] com.

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