glossary

a

AI Agents

Autonomous AI systems that execute creative tasks under human direction within a human-led AI creative team.

c

Creative Direction

The practice of setting vision, taste, and quality standards that guide creative output.

Creative Sovereignty

The principle that human taste and judgment should guide AI-generated creative output.

Curation

Selecting, refining, and approving creative output from abundant AI-generated options.

d

Data Sovereignty

The principle that individuals should own and control their personal data.

Design Systems

Reusable component libraries and design standards that ensure consistency across products.

h

Homogenization

The convergence of AI-generated output toward a statistically average, indistinct mean.

Human-Led AI Creative Team

A creative unit where human directors set vision and quality, AI handles execution.

s

Slop

Technically competent but emotionally vacant AI-generated content indistinguishable from everything else.

Symbiotic Virtuosity

MIT Media Lab concept: AI extending human capability rather than replacing it.

t

Taste

The ability to evaluate creative output and determine what resonates for a specific audience.

The 80/20 Flip

The inversion from 80% execution / 20% direction to 80% direction / 20% execution.

v

Venture Studio

A studio that builds its own products alongside client work, testing methods in real conditions.