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Shadows on the Wall: The Allegory of the Cave and Interview and Interrogation Training
Plato's prisoners mistook shadows for the world. Most interview and interrogation training does the same thing — 1950s confrontation repackaged as "non-accusatory" and "research-based." Here's how to tell the difference and why the upgrade to science-based interviewing is worth your training dollars.

Christian Cory
Aug 1617 min read


Beyond the Slide Deck: How IXI and Kaiden AI Build Communication Skills Through Realistic Practice
You can learn open-ended questions, rapport, and de-escalation on a slide. Using them under pressure is a different skill. Here's how IXI builds that skill with real-time AI simulations — and what the evidence does and does not yet show.

Christian Cory
May 239 min read
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