Just Because You Can Doesn't Mean You Should: Using AI Without Losing Your Voice (with Rhiannon Lee)

Everyone's either terrified of AI or shouting that you're behind. This episode is neither. Rebeka sits down with Rhiannon Lee - founder of Oleander and Finch and one of the design industry's clearest voices on AI - for the most honest conversation we've had about using these tools without losing yourself in them.

If you've ever opened ChatGPT to save half an hour and lost half a day, this one's for you.

In this episode:

Why nobody is the expert - and why that's good news, not bad ChatGPT goes wide, Claude goes deep: how Rhiannon actually uses each one The real reason some people get magic out of AI and others get bland mush (hint: it's your foundations, not your tool) Where AI quietly becomes dangerous - the confident subdivision advice that could cost hundreds of thousands Why a hallucination isn't a lie, it's a plausible answer that isn't real Staying the creative director: the part of your work that never gets outsourced The automation trap, and why two good posts beat twenty bland ones Keeping your business off the tool - own your foundations in a platform that's yours A line worth sitting with: "You're the creative director. Creativity sits under your role and it doesn't get outsourced." - Rhiannon Lee

Rough timestamps:

00:00 - Nobody's the expert: cutting the AI noise 03:44 - The tools Rhiannon actually uses (and how) 12:00 - Where AI gives dangerous answers 15:35 - Image generation: concept, not detail 21:27 - The pendulum swinging back to human voices 33:10 - You're the conductor, not the cast 43:36 - Keep it off the tool: own your foundations 53:00 - Where to find Rhiannon About our guest: Rhiannon Lee is the founder and designer behind Oleander and Finch, and a sought-after mentor helping creatives build the systems behind their businesses. Her program Studio Build runs over six weeks, with the next round starting 7 July.

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