From one piece How to scale intent, quality, and artistry with Al | Katie Dill (Stripe) (Lenny & Friends Summit, San Francisco, 10 September 2026) 12 beliefs, in the piece's order there
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If we only use AI to make the things that we already make just faster, then we are definitely missing out on the most interesting part. AI can help us raise the ceiling, not just the floor.
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So, if you're leading a team, don't just tell them to use AI, but give them room to explore. Protect the strange.
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It is time to invent new interfaces and new aesthetics; the best practices have not been written yet.Their words
It is time to invent new interfaces. It is time to invent new aesthetics. The best practices have not been written yet.
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AI can manufacture monotony, but it is also the greatest creative catalyst there has ever been.Their words
Yes, AI can help us manufacture monotony, but it is also the greatest creative catalyst we've ever had.
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It's a new behavior. We have to unlearn that built means done and that done means good.
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Now that building is cheap, filtering has to happen after the build, which makes an editor's role ultra important.Their words
But the filtering that used to be throughout the process now needs to happen post build when it is a lot harder to say no. This is where the role of an editor comes in and it is ultra important in this day and age.
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Now, the old system scaled consistency, but the new system needs to scale intent.
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So, the object of design is no longer the screen. It is the system itself.
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How something was made should not change its quality bar, because users care whether it is good, not how it was made.Their words
Why should that matter how it was made? It doesn't matter to the users how it was made. It matters to them if it's good or not.
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First one, you have to have a point of view. If you don't, AI will give it for you.
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AI makes things feel finished really really fast all too often prematurely.
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LLMs are really good at telling you the most probable answer, which essentially means that they're able to tell you what has been or is popular now, what has worked, what was in style. They're less good at telling you what's original or specific to you, your brand, and your users context.