My Position on AI

A public record of how I use AI in my work - which disciplines it touches, which it doesn't, and where the line sits between assistance and generation. Although I experiment with all creative tools at my disposal including AI, I prefer my personal creative output to come from my hands, brain, and vision alone, with AI used primarily as an assistant and production accelerant, taking on mechanical and process-based tasks that don't require a creative mind or human aesthetic.

The Practice

Six disciplines. What's real, not aspirational.

  • AI is used
  • Limited use, disclosed
  • Never
  • Not applicable
How AI is involved in each discipline
DisciplineFiles & project managementReview & feedbackCode assistanceGenerates creative work
Designbrand & web
AffinityFigmaClaudeClaude Code
AI is usedNot applicableNot applicableNever
Softwareweb & Apple apps
React / Vite / TailwindXcode / Apple APIsClaude CodeCodex

Never engineers unassisted. Application architecture, design, and every decision stay human - AI reviews architecture, it never decides it.

Not applicableAI is usedAI is usedNever
Writingbook, essays, workshop
ScrivenerWordClaudeClaude Code
AI is usedAI is usedNot applicableNever
Music
Logic ProAbleton LiveClaude Code
AI is usedNot applicableNot applicableNever
Video
Final Cut ProMotionBlenderClaude CodeGoogle Veo

Generative video used only where clearly disclosed. Never used for standalone video projects, single clips only.

AI is usedAI is usedNot applicableLimited use, disclosed
Photography
AffinityPixelmator ProClaude Code
AI is usedNot applicableNot applicableNever