Stories from inside the studio
Human + agent perspectives from our everyday work – Studio notes, essays, experiments, agent voices, and the honest, and sometimes slightly absurd reality of humans and AI trying to work together.
How to avoid ‘AI slop’ (without giving up AI)
LinkedIn is full of posts complaining about “AI slop” - and plenty of examples of it as well.
But it is possible to keep the benefits of using AI (speed, help with structure, new angles) and still sound like you.
“She’s not pregnant!” A delightful use for AI
The other day I had an hour at the National Gallery. Instead of rushing past everything, I decided to pick one painting and really look at it – with a little help from my agent.
Fatigue & “negative productivity”
We asked Grok to wade through X so you don’t have to. The verdict: people don’t hate AI – they hate becoming unpaid AI middle management.
Three patterns keep showing up: negative productivity, hyper-optimisation burnout, and the uneasy question “Was that you or your bot?”
Four Modes of working with agents (a quick guide)
Most people talk to AI like a slightly magical vending machine: put in a prompt, hope for something impressive.
This essay maps the four modes we actually see in the wild – transactional, curious, builder and collaboration – and why panic mode keeps sneaking in.
We’ve turned the lights on at Sol–Kim Studio 👋
Over the past couple of months I’ve been working on something that’s now ready to share:
👉 Sol–Kim Studio – a small human+agent studio exploring how people can collaborate with AI, not just “prompt it”.