Never did Katie Czyz think she'd become an expert in AI. She started using it while trying to process her epilepsy diagnosis and quickly realized it could be something much more than a chatbot—it could be a thought partner. That experience changed the trajectory of her career and inspired work that eventually landed her in the New York Times Modern Love column.
We talk about the promise and responsibility of AI, why it should help us think instead of think for us, and how technology can create space for reflection during some of life's hardest moments. We also get into getting drunk in the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit, killing an embarrassing number of plants, and the strange ways a diagnosis can send your life in a direction you never saw coming.
Check out Katie's writing!
Substack -- A Voice Returned: avoicereturned.substack.com
New York Times Modern Love: \"Learning to tell the truth to those I love\"
Huge shout to out the folks who believe in this podcast! Thanks sponsors Neurelis & SK life science and community partners Epilepsy Foundation of America, Danny Did Foundation, & Epilepsy Alliance America!
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