The Internet Creator's Guide to the Future - Ep. 26 with Steph Smith

Steph Smith is the ultimate internet explorer.I spent an hour talking to her about the future of creating on the internet in the age of AI. She’s our first-ever repeat guest, and if you watch the episode you’ll see why: It’s a curious, fun, experimental romp through the best of the digital world.We try out four underrated AI products, go through a list of Steph’s favorite niche internet creators, and follow her creative process in Midjourney in granular detail.We had a wide-ranging discussion about:- How AI changes what humans perceive as valuable in art and creativity- The type of AI tools that are poised for success  - How AI narrows the gap between ideas and execution If you don’t know her, Steph is the host of the @a16z podcast and the creator behind Internet Pipes, a toolkit to surface useful insights on the internet, and many other cool internet projects. This is a must-watch if you make things on the internet and are interested in how AI is changing what it means to be a creator—and how creator businesses work.If you found this episode interesting, please like, subscribe, comment, and share! Want even more?Sign up for Every to unlock our ultimate guide to prompting ChatGPT here: https://every.ck.page/ultimate-guide-to-prompting-chatgpt. It’s usually only for paying subscribers, but you can get it here for free.To hear more from Dan Shipper:- Subscribe to Every: https://every.to/subscribe - Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/danshipper Timestamps:00:00:00 - Teaser00:00:46 - Introduction00:09:08 - How Steph uses Midjourney to find her aesthetic00:20:45 - Steph predicts how creating on the internet will evolve with AI00:32:51 - Rapid-fire rundown of Steph's favorite niche creators00:42:58 - How Steph trains her brain on better data00:48:19 - The AI research tool Steph uses for health information00:56:25 - The future of AI tools—and one of Steph's top picks01:01:20 - Dan and Steph use AI to create a simulation of the internet01:05:09 - How LLM hallucinations can be useful01:12:06 - Dan and Steph make a song about what they learned on the showLinks to resources mentioned in the episode:Steph Smith: https://twitter.com/stephsmithioInternet Pipes: https://internetpipes.com/ Doing Content Right: https://doingcontentright.com/#features A few of Steph’s favorite niche creators: India Rose Crawford https://www.instagram.com/indiarosecrawford/?hl=en , Blackforager https://www.instagram.com/blackforager/?hl=en , David Zinn https://www.instagram.com/davidzinn/?hl=en , David Bird https://www.instagram.com/davidmbird/ , WatchMaggiePaint https://www.instagram.com/watchmaggiepaint/?hl=enThe podcast episode Dan did with filmmaker Dave Clark: https://every.to/chain-of-thought/how-a-hollywood-director-uses-ai-to-make-movies The AI tools Dan and Steph use on the show: Consensus https://consensus.app/ , Globe Explorer https://explorer.globe.engineer/ , websim.ai http://websim.ai , Granola https://www.granola.so/ , Suno https://suno.com/

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