Bad Advice - All Things Product Podcast with Teresa Torres & Petra Wille
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What happens when AI starts giving advice in your voice — advice you’d never actually give?
In this episode, Petra Wille and Teresa Torres unpack the rise of AI “clones” built from podcast transcripts and public content. They explore where experimentation is exciting, where it crosses ethical lines, and what happens when mediocre AI outputs get attributed to real people.
They discuss IP, open-sourced transcripts, pirated books in LLMs, inference costs, and the uncomfortable question: if anyone can prompt “act like Teresa,” how do creators make a living?
This isn’t anti-AI. It’s a nuanced conversation about quality, consent, and remembering there are real humans behind the ideas.
In This Episode
- The problem with AI bots built from public transcripts
- Why “it’s not me” matters when AI gives bad advice
- The difference between average AI outputs and expert thinking
- Open-sourcing transcripts and who owns the IP
- Why “technically possible” doesn’t mean “ethically okay”
- How creators can survive in a world of AI-generated expertise
Key Takeaways
- Using AI for perspective is fine — equating it to the real person isn’t.
- Free-feeling AI outputs still rely on someone’s work.
- Expertise is more than past content — it’s context, judgment, and evolution.
- If someone’s work influences you, find a way to support them.
Listener Reflection Questions
- Have you ever used AI to “act like” someone you admire?
- Could you tell whether the output matched that person’s actual thinking?
- How do you decide what’s ethically okay when using public content in LLMs?
- How can we support creators while still embracing new tools?
Resources & Links:
- Follow Teresa Torres: https://ProductTalk.org
- Follow Petra Wille: https://Petra-Wille.com
Mentioned in this episode:
- Delphi.ai (AI bot platform discussed)
- Lenny’s Podcast
- ChatGPT
- Petra’s Coaching Packages
- Teresa’s Product Talk
- Teresa’s book Continuous Discovery Habits
- Lenny’s open-sourced podcast transcripts
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