Ep 77: The AI Conversation No One Wants to Have

Episode 77: The AI Conversation No One Wants to Have

I took the summer off, and I'm not easing back in gently. This week I'm having the conversation I don't see enough people in this industry having out loud: AI development right now does not have enough guardrails, and I think that deserves real attention, even though I still use AI every single day.

Here's the good news I was sitting on all summer. While I was away, I finished building something I've wanted for two years: the AI Social Club, one home for community, ongoing education, and the AI tools I've actually built for design businesses, instead of five subscriptions that were never made for us.

I also get into how I actually use AI day to day (it's almost never a prompt box), why I built this community myself instead of joining an existing one, and the one habit I think every designer needs around backing up their own data so no single tool or company can hold your business hostage.

What you will take away:

Why I'm calling this Season 4 instead of pretending it's a fresh start

My honest, specific concerns about how AI models are being developed right now

Why I built the AI Social Club myself instead of joining an existing community

How I actually use AI day to day, and why it's almost never a prompt box

The one habit I want every designer to build around backing up their own data

The one thing to take from this episode: do not let your business depend on a single software or AI tool staying exactly the way it is today. Back up your data locally and in the cloud, both, and choose tools you could walk away from if you had to.

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