04/06/2026
Last week I joined iF's Innovators Lunch on Franken-Bots & Practical Prompts at UON's Q Building. I walked out knowing significantly less than I thought I did about what AI can actually do right now. π
A few things that genuinely blew my mind:
1. A songwriter recorded a raw track, uploaded it to Suno (I think I have that right) & asked this Ai platform to produce a polished cover with a specific genre, theme & instruments included. It delivered, & properly. Which begged the question how will we know 'what is real music and what is digitally produced?'.
2. A young gent called Calvin built a functioning app; not by coding, but by having a conversation with an AI prompted to act as a developer. Just talked it into existence.
3. Another guy called Nick built a platform where entrepreneurs enter their brand information & it identifies their key target market, then gives them a safe space to test ideas, copy & content in; rating it before anything goes live. Smart & real world application - loved that.
But the line that's stuck with me most:
"Ai is the plane being built while it's in the air."
& the other one;
"Ai & coding are powerful, but without problem solving & communication skills, you don't have the value needed for the future."
That second point is everything, i reckon. The technology is moving fast, the humans who know how to think, communicate & solve problems are the ones who will use it best.
Thanks Hunter iF for a brilliant event. If you're not in the room for these - well you're behind.
