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July 2, 2025 62 mins

In this week’s episode of Mixed Media Minds, we confront some of our personal pressing dilemmas regarding (Gen) AI’s role in our creative lives. We use AI in such diverse ways and this episode was a chance to pause and engage with the real worries and tensions that come up with AI usage in our creative processes. We lean into the concern that AI is potentially affecting our creative outputs and expression, driving forward an idea of “optimal output” that doesn’t reflect our unique contributions, values, or beliefs.

And as you’re probably picking up on, we love to get meta, so of course we have to ask the more painful, uncomfortable questions—like: what’s the difference between using AI out of laziness versus to meaningfully push the creative process along? Is there a loss of integrity in AI-assisted (creative) work? While many have voiced thoughts and criticisms around the labor and uniquely human contributions that AI tools are predicated on, we use this episode to also vocalize our internal struggles around how much to involve AI in our creative processes, if at all. Whether the answer involves asking ourselves specific questions, identifying certain boundaries of usage, or simple expectation management regarding AI’s role in our work - this week’s episode gives us ample room to dive deeper into the messiness. 

Episode Breakdown: 

0:00 - 4:40: Lightbulb Moments

4:41 - 9:19: Creative Lab

9:20 - 15:58:  Motivation + excessive self-affirmations that we’re qualified to speak on this topic

15:59 - 32:47: What tensions do we experience when using AI in the creative sphere? 

32:48 - 49:04: How do we determine how much to use AI in our creative processes?

49:05 -  1:02:42: At what point do we feel like the output is no longer ours? 

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    Do you have thoughts on today’s episode? Are you grappling with if/how to use AI in your creative lives? Or do you have ideas on how to navigate these emerging complexities? Either way, we’d love to hear from you so send us an email at mixedmediamindspod@gmail.com!


  • References Mentioned:

    Chinese Room Experiment

    Chat GPT’s Studio Ghibli Images


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