Today on betterthinkers, I’m joined by Karen Spinner — a writer, developer, and former small-scale farmer. We talk about her winding path from copywriting for big companies to building AI tools, what farming taught her about economics, and why she’s cautious about the promises of artificial intelligence. Karen shares her concerns about AI’s impact on jobs and education, and also how she balances those risks with raising kids, encouraging creativity, and keeping them connected to the natural world. It’s a wide-ranging conversation about technology, meaning, and what it takes to raise thoughtful humans in an AI age.
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where you find updates on some of the cool work she is doing. Other publications are wonderabout.ai newsletter, and stackdigest.Hope you enjoy the conversation!
