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Whoa, Vol. 3: Humanmaxxing · Wednesday · 1 hr 11 min

Zoe Scaman

Today’s guest is Zoe Scaman, a strategist and writer who has spent two decades working inside and alongside companies like Lego, Netflix, L'Oreal, and many others. The conversation covers a lot of big questions. If AI does the junior work, how does anyone become an expert? How do we use tools trained to produce the most likely answer to make something genuinely new? Why are companies not investing in human capital? If you ask AI for advice, how do you know when you’re being led astray? Enjoy ;) - Check out the Granola Notes for this conversation ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠. Follow along on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠ This episode is brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Granola⁠⁠⁠⁠, the AI notepad for people in back-to-back meetings. Use code SUBLIME to get 3 months free. Hosted by Alex Dobrenko, creator of Code for Creatives, a course for creative people learning to build with AI. Apply to Cohort 4 ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠. ⁠⁠⁠⁠Sublime⁠⁠⁠⁠, the inspiration management tool creatives use to collect, connect, and create with their inspiration.

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Today’s guest is Zoe Scaman, a strategist and writer who has spent two decades working inside and alongside companies like Lego, Netflix, L'Oreal, and many others.

The conversation covers a lot of big questions. If AI does the junior work, how does anyone become an expert? How do we use tools trained to produce the most likely answer to make something genuinely new? Why are companies not investing in human capital? If you ask AI for advice, how do you know when you’re being led astray?
Enjoy ;)


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Check out the Granola Notes for this conversation ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠.

Follow along on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠

This episode is brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Granola⁠⁠⁠⁠, the AI notepad for people in back-to-back meetings. Use code SUBLIME to get 3 months free.

Hosted by Alex Dobrenko, creator of Code for Creatives, a course for creative people learning to build with AI. Apply to Cohort 4 ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠.

⁠⁠⁠⁠Sublime⁠⁠⁠⁠, the inspiration management tool creatives use to collect, connect, and create with their inspiration.

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