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.

• Instagram: @oleander_and_finch
• Website: oleanderandfinch.com

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