TAISPEAK
Tai speaks on turning customers into Fans, leadership, music, and navigating AI.
The Real Danger of AI Isn’t Deception. It’s Delusion.
Deception targets the audience. Delusion targets the creator. Why the most insidious risk of AI is believing the machine’s output is your own.
Be More Human in the Age of AI
My nine-year-old summed up the AI backlash in three words. Why I am stepping back from generative video and music, and why the imperfect human touch is what actually builds trust.
Curiosity, Preparation, and the Problem with Slop
A guitar lesson with my niece exposed a leadership blind spot. Why curiosity plus preparation is the antidote to both the pointless meeting and the empty AI report.
When the Wind Derails a Win
Two weeks of wins, then one gust of wind doubled the cost of a video shoot and shattered my gear. Why I am sharing the failure, and what it taught me about pricing, producing, and authenticity.
You Are Not “Bad at Technology.” You’re Just Complacent.
Saying you are just not good at technology is not a description of a limitation. It is an installation of one. Here is the small shift in language that changes the trajectory, and why the barrier to learning anything is no longer access. It’s attitude.
What a Vietnam Helicopter Pilot Taught Me About AI Accountability
I used AI to turn an old photo into a tribute slide for my father-in-law, and the room gave him a standing ovation. On the drive home I learned the pilot in the photo wasn’t him. The lesson is the one I had just taught: we have to own our output.
Just Because You Can Doesn’t Mean You Should
A line my sister delivered on the first day of ninth grade has become my filter for AI. I use it when it makes the work more human, and I pause when it removes the humanity from the moment.
The Goal Is Soul, Even When the Canvas Is AI
The canvas is born of the idea, not the other way around. Here is what U2’s creative director taught me about using AI to elevate a story instead of replacing it.