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EPISODE · May 29, 2026 · 11 MIN

The Machine Has No Taste

from AI in Action with Tal Swicegood · host Tal Swicegood

The cost of making things — posts, blogs, images, video — has fallen to basically zero. Tal argues that's a trap, not a finish line: when anyone can flood every channel for free, the only thing standing between you and forgettable noise is taste. Built around a live agent demo from this week, this episode makes the case that judgment — knowing what's good, and having the spine to say what not to make — is the one thing AI can't hand you, and the most valuable thing you own. - Why a following is not a business, and volume was never the point - Taste as "the no": mostly knowing what not to make - The hype to walk away from — the content firehose that skips the judgment - Where taste actually comes from, and what AI should give you back Find what Tal's building and the tools he trusts at lvluplocal.com.

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On a call this week, Tal watched an AI agent post to every social platform in two minutes — and the most important thing that happened was him telling it "no, not like that." A take on why, now that making things costs nothing, taste and judgment are the only moat left.

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