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When Everyone Uses AI, What’s Real Anymore?

January 14, 2026 • Kimberly Becker & Jessica Parker • Season 3 • Episode 2

As AI shows up everywhere, something shifts, and it becomes harder to tell what’s human and what’s generated.

In this episode, Jessica and Kimberly unpack how AI-driven convenience is reshaping education, relationships, identity, and even big systems (like markets and healthcare). They explore signaling, semiotics, and why “perfect” content can feel thin or unreal, and end with small ways to choose more human signals in a noisy world.

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Topics we cover in this episode:

AI as an invisible intermediary
Finding the signal in the noise
Higher ed reality check
Why AI feels “safer” than people
Semiotics
The “uncanny valley” of social media
AI for therapy + parenting support
Cultural swing back

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