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Father of the iPod and iPhone on building taste, judgment, and creativity in the AI era | Tony Fadell

aired Jun 07, 2026 · 95.0m
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Clty58.5
Summary

You still need humans. Because it's so easy to build, the things that stand out are the things that are really well thought through.

Why listen

It goes beyond the title with direct discussion of like, know, it's, including: Don't surrender to the machine.

Key takeaways
  1. 01Because it's so easy to build, the things that stand out are the things that are really well thought through
  2. 02Today in the AI world, I can just make a prompt and all of a sudden it gets spit out
  3. 03You're building on a really crusty foundation
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