Midjourney v8 Countdown, Are "AI Artists" A Thing? + Nano Banana Pro vs ChatGPT Image 1.5
About this episode
Drew and Rory discuss the latest in AI art tools, including ChatGPT's Image 1.5 and Nano Banana Pro, while reflecting on their holiday experiences.
Drew and Rory stumble back from the holiday chaos—one fresh off vacation, the other barely resurrected from a mystery NYC illness. Between fever dreams and booger fingers, they somehow manage to tear into ChatGPT's Image 1.5 disappointment, expose why Nano Banana Pro is quietly dominating their workflows, and reveal the Weavy automation setup that's actually working (while FreePik continues its reign of mediocre terror). The duo gets brutally honest about why OpenAI feels like it's slipping, why negative prompting might be more important than what you actually want to create, and how to build your own custom AI tools in Google AI Studio without selling your soul to another subscription. Plus: vintage Kodak rally cars, the art of perfect thumbnails, coconut water in cocktails, and why their illness prevention protocols involve more vitamin C than common sense. If you survived their holiday absence and made it through the mandatory 20-minute ramble tax, you'll be rewarded with legitimate workflow gold that actually ships. --- ⏱️ Midjourney Fast Hour 00:01 A Mr. Sniffles cold open 05:18 Prompting while sick, then getting cooked on X 07:35 An “Am I an AI artist?” reality check 15:08…
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