Why AI Needs Taste, Not Just Prompts with Kelly Abbott

About this episode

John Bates interviews Kelly Abbott about the intersection of AI and leadership, focusing on creativity and discernment.

Today I sit down with Kelly Abbott, one of my closest friends and one of the most gifted technology leaders I know, to explore what AI can actually do when it is used with curiosity, taste, and discernment. We talk about AI creativity, Claude, storytelling, brand building, voice, video, safety, and why learning to work with these tools is quickly becoming a real leadership skill.

People in this episode

Host: John Bates

Guest: Kelly Abbott

Topics covered

• AI creativity
• leadership skills
• storytelling
• brand building
• technology

Keywords

• AI
• leadership
• creativity
• technology
• storytelling
• brand building
• safety

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Claude

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