Why the AI slop problem is getting worse | David Okuniev (Typeform co-founder)

About this episode

David Okuniev discusses the worsening AI slop problem and the implications of easy creation on trust and craftsmanship.

The AI slop problem is getting worse. AI can crank out code, decks, and landing pages in minutes, but somehow everything starts to look exactly the same. That sameness is not just an aesthetic problem; it is a trust problem. I sit down with David Okuniev (Founder of Typeform and Supercut) to unpack what “taste” really means when anyone can one-shot a product, and why people still crave signals of real craft. We also dive into the hidden cost of easy creation: from small-team dynamics to a "65...

People in this episode

Guest: David Okuniev

Topics covered

• AI slop problem
• taste in AI
• trust in technology
• craftsmanship
• easy creation
• small-team dynamics

Keywords

• AI
• trust
• craft
• Typeform
• technology
• design
• creation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Typeform, Supercut

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