Taste Isn't the AI Moat You Think It Is
About this episode
Drew Brucker and Rory Flynn discuss the evolving role of taste in the AI era and its implications for creative teams.
The boys are back with episode 72, where Rory Flynn and Drew Brucker attempt to discuss AI like serious adults. Yeah, that didn't work. They immediately detour into Figma Config, Waymo trust issues, Invisalign lisp watch, and the quiet horror of paying for AI models that may or may not be getting nerfed behind the curtain. This one gets into the big question creative teams keep circling: is taste still a moat in the AI era? Drew and Rory break down why “taste as a moat” is getting shakier, what types of taste are actually durable, and why timing, novelty, cultural awareness, editorial judgment, brand systems, and compounding context may matter more than ever. They also dig into Claude Fable, government access to stronger AI models, the widening gap between public and private model capability, Figma’s new AI workflows, Weavy integration, Adobe Firefly Foundry, Disney’s custom AI model deal, and Midjourney’s V8.2 preview, texture upgrades, editing roadmap, and secret search tricks. ---⏱️ Fast Hour00:00 The boys are back00:11 Rory recaps Figma Config03:13 Rory tries Waymo for the first time08:52 The algorithm ding09:59 Invisalign enters the chat10:41 Claude Fable returns nerfed13:32…
People in this episode
Hosts: Drew Brucker, Rory Flynn
Topics covered
- AI and creativity
- taste as a moat
- AI tools and IP risk
- Figma workflows
- AI model capabilities
- cultural awareness in design
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Figma, Waymo, Invisalign, Claude Fable, Adobe Firefly Foundry, Disney, Midjourney
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