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Working with Claire for the second time she guided us on the process of how to think about the the words presented to us to begin to distill into a comic version of the story.
Questions for looking at the rough draft with:
Who is the main character of this page?
Who are the supporting characters?
Are there any details of their clothes that can be guessed at based on the text?
What sorts of settings are you picturing or would you expect to see on a page with this text?
How many events are mentioned on this page?
What is the most important event?
How might you depict that event?
What sort of props might you expect to see in the picture on this page?
Could you add any elements of the other events into your illustration plan?

![221: Evolving Beyond the Hype: AI, Humanity, and the Cost of Progress
In this episode I reconnect with two brilliant minds who helped me and many others make sense of what it means to learn, create, and live in an AI-driven world. Dr. Jessica Parker and Dr. Kimberly Becker return to the show to reflect on what’s changed since our first conversation about writing, bravery, and the process of living.
Together, we explore what happens after the hype: what they learned from building and closing their startup Moxie, how their thinking about AI and education has evolved, and why they now approach technology with more skepticism, more curiosity, and more humanity.
This is a conversation about slowing down, asking better questions, and remembering that writing is thinking and that no algorithm can replace that process.
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Episode Highlights
Revisiting Moxie and how closing it deepened their understanding of AI, ethics, and learning
The balance between innovation and honesty when your business depends on what you critique
How technical knowledge led them from excitement to skepticism
Moxie “AI Sandwich” workflow and how to use AI to brainstorm and refine while keeping the human in the middle
Kimberly’s story of watching her husband evolve from using AI for tests to using it to write creative scripts for science students
The hidden costs of AI tokens, data, energy, attention, and what it means to “pay the real price”
Why the most valuable outcomes of AI may be emotional: motivation, reassurance, and calm
Rethinking productivity: what if being “more efficient” isn’t the goal?
Quotes
On understanding AI as novice vs. expert
....you cant think critically about something unless you are already an expert, unless you have some level of expertise. There came a point where we were experts enough to see… to think critically enough to say, oh, whoa, wait, hold up, hold up.
What is it worth to you?
....what would I be willing to pay if I had to pay the true cost of this? Because right now, our use of AI is fully subsidized by venture capital and these big tech companies. But if you had to pay the full cost of what that interaction was, if its $75, would you pay for it?
Power of Choice
....what are you saying no, and what are you saying yes to? And not just in terms of financial, but all resources. Time, energy, serenity. I think about serenity as a resource for me, because I need to refill my cup. I cannot just be a yes girl, because I somehow ended up one.....what are you willing to pay for in all the different ways we pay for things, and are you saying yes to too many things?
Mirage of Productivity to Save Time
And its just crazy to think that this is gonna give us more time, and were gonna be more productive and more efficient. No, youre just gonna get a new task......this mirage of well reach so much productivity that well have a leisure class, itll be a four-day work week. Its never happened, and what do you know? Its not going to happen, because that is not the culture and the system that we are in, which prioritizes growth at all costs, no matter what.
Resources
Episode 207: The Importance of Good Writing, Curiosity, Bravery, and the Process of Living
Practical AI for Educators PD for Higher Education Session 3 Breakout With Kimberly
Jessica on LinkedIn
Kimberly on LinkedIn
Link: AI Sandwich Graphic by Moxie
Book: Empire of AI
Substack: Women Writin Bout AI
Podcast: Women Talkin Bout AI
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