Maddy Buck is a comics artist based in Minneapolis who specializes in illustrated explanations of tech, law, and all things complex.
Excerpt from the explainer comic adaptation of Shaping AI, a vision paper about the future of AI, by Mariano-Florentino (Tino) Cuéllar, Jeff Dean, Prof. John Hennessy, Prof. Finale Doshi-Velez, Dr. Andy Konwinski, Prof. Sanmi Koyegi, Pelonomi Moiloa, Prof. Emma Pierson, and Prof. David Patterson. 2025.
To create this comic, I studied the relevant section of the paper and then broke it down into a script that would fit into 6-10 panels. I then created digital illustrations for each panel. Each panel is a single square file, so it can be used modularly across different platforms. The final project was compiled into a simple book (one panel per page) and redesigned into a comic book, both of which were used as supplements to speaking engagements and events related to the Shaping AI project.