Free to join · voluntary · nonpartisan
Block by Block AI Safety and Security Alliance
Prevention is a team sport.
A network of security, safety and HR leaders, property managers and caregiving leaders who share what works in prevention and practical AI safety, and who connect families, neighborhoods and organizations with the right help, early.
Or meet us first at free office hours, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1 PM CT: zoom.pureexpertz.ai
AI Impact Forum, Nov 12–14: send one question and your seat is free
At the AI Impact Forum · Nov 12–14 · 1–4 PM CT · online
Prevention has its own afternoon.
Day 2, Friday Nov 13, is People, Behaviors & Mindset and Health, Caregiving & Prevention: keynotes, then a 3–4 PM panel of HR leaders and working professionals.
Fri Nov 13 · 2–3 PM CT
Dr. John D. Byrnes, Founder, Center for Aggression Management
Day 2 keynote, one hour, open to everyone.
Fri Nov 13
Mike Van Chau
Day 2 keynote: keeping kids safe, with awareness and resources for schools and communities.
Nov 12–14 · 1 PM CT
Andy Babala, CPP
Host. 20+ years in security leadership. Opens each afternoon.
Speakers as listed on the Forum program. Speaking at the Forum is not an endorsement of the Alliance.
Who it's for
People who protect other people for a living.
Security leaders
Security directors, consultants and officers who already know who to call when something feels wrong.
Safety leaders
Workplace, school and community safety people who want problems prevented, not just reported.
HR leaders
The people who see conflict, burnout and risk early, and who now answer for how AI is used at work.
Property managers
Managers of buildings, associations and campuses who keep residents and tenants safe every day.
Caregiving leaders
Home-care owners, caregivers and senior-service leaders who protect older adults and their families.
What members do
Three simple ways to take part.
Share what works
Prevention and practical AI safety in plain language: what you tried, what worked, what to avoid. We trade it at free office hours every Tuesday and Thursday, 1 PM CT, and in short sessions with members.
Neighborhood hubs
Members open a small room in an office, club, library or community room, so neighbors and teams can meet, learn and watch the AI Impact Forum together. Block by block.
The Senior Protection Podcast
Security professionals talking with seniors and caregivers about avoiding scams and exploitation. Members come on as guests or suggest the next conversation.
Where to go next
Pick the door that fits you.
AI Impact Forum
Three live afternoons, Nov 12–14, 1–4 PM CT, online. Send one question and your seat is free.
Community Connection
One page for each town around us. Local owners, homeowners and trusted pros meet in the same rooms every week.
Trusted Service Providers
Local pros introduced by a person, not a lead list. Glenview, Niles and the North Shore.
Invite others
Get your own Forum link, posters and a share kit, and bring your people into the right conversations. Free to join.
The magazine
Pure Expertz Monthly, the November Forum issue. Free, no sign-up.
Talk with us
Free office hours on Zoom, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1 PM CT. Or book a 1:1 call with Andy.
Our petition
“Train Chicago to prevent violence before it happens.”
It asks for prevention training, a prevention-first standard and prevention capacity in every ward. Nonpartisan. Not more policing, and not surveillance: people trained to notice early and act early.
For organizations
Become a founding member organization.
Host one room for the AI Impact Forum (Nov 12–14, 1–4 PM CT), invite your members, and, if you like, nominate one voice for a panel. Your group keeps its own members, events and relationships. Nothing here competes with you.
How we work
Free and voluntary
No cost and no dues. A way of working, not a contract. Leave any time.
People decide, tools assist
AI can draft, sort and remind. A person makes the call and owns it.
Prevention first
Notice early and act early. The best incident is the one that never happens.
Privacy
Collect only what the job needs, and keep family and client information out of tools that don’t need it.
Honest claims
Facts only. If we don’t know, we say so and check.
Nonpartisan
No candidates and no endorsements. Neighbors, owners and leaders, block by block.
Join the Alliance
Book 20 minutes. Tell me where you protect people.
We'll talk about your team, your building or your neighborhood, and the one way you'd like to take part. Joining is free.
Andy Babala, CPP · Pure Expertz
20+ years in security leadership · host of the AI Impact Forum · founder of Pure Expertz, a marketing and automation agency, and steward of the Block by Block AI Safety and Security Alliance
Pure Expertz LLC stewards the Block by Block AI Safety and Security Alliance. The Alliance is free and voluntary. It is not a governing body, and it issues no credentials, titles or licenses. Education, not legal, medical or financial advice. No results are promised. Prevention training is taught by credentialed partners. Nonpartisan: no candidates, no endorsements.