# Impeccable, AI as Entertainment, The Four Horsemen of the AIpocalypse

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Podcast: [AI and Design](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ai-and-design-7655455)
Published: 2026-01-20T16:26:20+00:00
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## Resource

Nik and Dan discuss Impeccable: a set of skills for AI agents to improve the "AI House Style" designs that AIs are churning out. Then, talking about a new research paper that suggests AI's greatest potential is as entertainment and cultural production. Lastly, we review Dan's article that categorizes four possible futures for AI, including AI disappearing into existing apps, specialized AI features, AI as an operating system, and AI as a universal intermediary.

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