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S3E12 - Intentional AI: AI might struggle with creativity, but coding isn't creative
Episode 12
Tuesday, 24 March, 2026
Most of the Intentional AI series has tested AI in areas where judgment, creativity, and context matter a lot. This episode is a little different. Virgil, Cole, and returning guest Chad take a look at AI and web development, a domain where patterns, repetition, and known best practices are the whole point. On paper, that should be where AI shines.Chad makes clear that for working developers, AI is already genuinely useful. Generating boilerplate, producing code blocks for well-understood functionality, and cutting down on time spent typing out repetitive structures. These are real wins. The catch is that getting value out of AI-generated code still requires knowing what you're looking at. If you can't read the output, you can't catch the errors, and you can't fix what's wrong.That gap becomes more visible when you consider who these tools are being marketed to. The pitch is often aimed at business users and non-developers, promising a fast path from idea to working product. The episode digs into why that gap -- between what gets generated and what is actually usable -- is harder to close in code than it is in content or images. A piece of writing that's 80% there can be polished. Code that's 80% there can be a liability, especially if the person using it doesn't know what the other 20% is.Virgil tested Claude, ChatGPT, and GenSpark against the same prompt: build a visually appealing, fully accessible accordion web component using the series source article. All three produced something workable. None were perfect. Claude handled screen reader accessibility well but had a JavaScript bug that prevented the drawers from opening and used a low-contrast color scheme. ChatGPT produced the most functional but visually flat result, with the worst screen reader compliance. GenSpark produced the most polished visual, with the most helpful follow-up prompts, and landed in the middle on accessibility. As Virgil put it, these were the least failures the series has generated, which is saying something.Previously in the Intentional AI series:Episode 1: Intentional AI and the Content LifecycleEpisode 2: Maximizing AI for Research and AnalysisEpisode 3: Smarter Content Creation with AIEpisode 4: The role of AI in content managementEpisode 5: How much can you trust AI for accessibilityEpisode 6: You’re asking AI to solve the wrong problems for SEO, GEO, and AEOEpisode 7: Why AI can make your content personalization worseEpisode 8: The real value of AI wireframes is NOT the wireframesEpisode 9: Just because AI can create images doesn't mean you should use themEpisode 10: The Super Bowl didn't sell AI, it exposed itEpisode 11: AI video rewards planning, not your ideasNew episodes every other Tuesday.For more conversations about AI, design, and digital strategy, visit https://www.highmonkey.com/podcast and subscribe on your favorite podcast platform.(0:00) - Intro(0:44) - Today's topic: Intersection of AI & coding(2:46) - The "just type and get a website" myth(3:44) - Where AI actually helps with coding(6:08) - When "good enough" works and when it doesn't(8:13) - The real win: Using AI as a developer(11:06) - Tool test: building an accordion with AI(13:14) - Testing Claude(16:23) - Testing ChatGPT (Codex)(18:25) - Testing GenSpark(20:25) - Using AI to fix AI code(23:11) - Tons of opportunity with AI and coding(24:16) - OutroSubscribe for email updates on our website:https://www.discussingstupid.com/Watch us on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@discussingstupidListen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Soundcloud:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/discussing-stupid-a-byte-sized-podcast-on-stupid-ux/id1428145024https://open.spotify.com/show/0c47grVFmXk1cco63QioHp?si=87dbb37a4ca441c0https://soundcloud.com/discussing-stupidCheck Us Out on Socials:https://www.linkedin.com/company/discussing-stupidhttps://www.instagram.com/discussingstupid/https://www.facebook.com/discussingstupidhttps://x.com/DiscussStupid
