Disclosure Dept.
How I Use AI
I spend my time criticizing institutions that hide how the sausage gets made, so here’s my sausage.
I’m a one-man show, and AI is part of my workflow. I don’t hide that, and you deserve to know what it does and doesn’t do.
- Ideas and takes: Mine
- Editing: AI-assisted
- Voice on the podcast: Actually me
- Images: AI base, Photoshop finish
- Fact-checking: Me, against the source
Writing
AI is my editor. It helps me pressure-test arguments, tighten structure, spot weaknesses, and trim the fat. It sometimes suggests rewrites; I keep, kill, or redo them myself. I also use it for SEO, metadata, and some promotional copy.
The ideas, takes, and twenty-five years of insider experience are mine.
Podcast
I use Riverside and FlexClip for audio cleanup, filler-word removal, transcripts, show notes, and some video clips. I edit other clips myself in Final Cut Pro.
There’s no AI-generated version of me talking. If you hear me say something, I actually said it.
Images
For article images, thumbnails, and book art, I often start with AI-generated elements, then clean them up, change them, and layer them in Photoshop. Some get a full rework. Some just get lighting and filter work.
My images are illustrations, not evidence.
Accountability
AI is never a source. I check factual claims, quotes, and references against their original sources. I review and approve everything before it goes out.
And if something is wrong, that’s on me. Not Skynet.