In this episode, we are joined by Randy Girdner, an educator, filmmaker, and the comic artist creator of the web comic Maurice the Beaver.  This is a conversation about AI and my trepidation about its...

In this episode, we are joined by Randy Girdner, an educator, filmmaker, and the comic artist creator of the web comic Maurice the Beaver


This is a conversation about AI and my trepidation about its mainstreaming. I don’t have many answers but I have a ton of concerns. At the same time Randy and I are both regularly using AI programs despite our shared reservations about the technology, its creators, and the place it may come to occupy in our society.


Cast of Characters

Randy Girdner – Website

Going Further

Randy on Bluesky
Randy on Threads
Graceland West on Reddit
UAE Student Film Festival

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