Re:Building Together EP 284 — Let's Talk AI & How We Are Using It

Host: CEELOS (@CEELOSFIGG), with co-hosts Baked (@Bakedmetax) and ValerieKates (@valeriekates_) · Thu, Aug 6 2026 · ~59 min · 7 speakers

TL;DR

• A format break from the usual Thursday AI-news rundown: an open, everybody-chime-in conversation about how the regulars actually use AI day to day.
• The through-line was practical and un-precious — AI as a tool for content creation, work tasks, trip planning, kids' projects, even self-diagnosing a chest pain.
• JoxieCoxie's tip on CapCut's AI lab (free, strong at realism, powered by Seedance/Gemini) was a genuine discovery moment — even CEELOS admitted he uses CapCut but never touched its AI.
• CEELOS walked through his multi-app workflow: ChatGPT for prompts → Gemini/Copilot for images → Grok/Cling for animation → CapCut to assemble.
• Recurring theme: don't gatekeep. Several speakers credited a friend (referred to as Pharaoh/Farrell) and Baked's tips for pulling new people into making content.
• Housekeeping close: Friday is casual "people over pictures," Saturday is Creation Corner (prompts to copy/paste), Sunday is collectibles; Baked hosting live AI sessions in the Discord.

Highlights

[6:13] Val calls in from a moving car in Arizona. ValerieKates joined on Android with a shaky signal, promptly got lost trying to find her way back into the Space, and set the tone for the whole "we all use this constantly now" premise — she was live-querying ChatGPT for family-friendly neighborhoods in Spain (steering clear of the club-and-party La Latina).

[7:47] The "people who hate AI are already using AI" point. CEELOS observed that a huge chunk of people who say they don't touch AI are getting AI answers every time they Google something — fading the technology only lasts until it comes in handy.

[9:10] The ChatGPT quick-flip gag. As a joke during a degen "what's the next play" Space, CEELOS asked ChatGPT to scan OpenSea and name a quick flip — and it actually answered with a project, floor price, and sales data. An hour later the floor had jumped from ~$30 to ~$45–50. He wouldn't follow it, but "damn, ChatGPT was right."

[10:52] Baked's AI making its way into a real business. Baked showed up in a shirt and hat his workplace made with AI, after he taught the boss's son to generate images — the part-owner promptly decided to redo the company's logos with it. He's also building a game in Claynotopia and drafting a design doc in ChatGPT from a parking lot.

[15:35] Bullying friends, for sport. Amid banter about three hairline-challenged hosts and Solo's audacious long hair, Solo dolo copped to using AI mostly for work — building California-standards-aligned goals for his students in Grok — but also for the important stuff, like shrinking a friend's Kabu down to "hella tiny." CEELOS: "using AI to bully our friends, I love it."

[16:42–18:10] CEELOS on AI music and news prep. He detailed making full songs — ChatGPT for lyrics and structure, Suno for the track — and admitted he leans on ChatGPT to break down the Thursday news stories "so I'm not just talking out of my ass here in the space."

[19:56] Slick Ric checks in from the grind. SLICK RIC called in mid-drive to the next fair to add that he's on AI daily — trading screenshots, event posters for the Air Force base, pictures with his daughters — and made the case for embracing it especially as a parent, so you can educate and protect kids who'll use it regardless.

[23:53] Josie's very human interruption. Called on at the worst possible moment, JoxieCoxie confessed she had to pee — cue "make AI do it for you" and CEELOS ribbing her about running selfies through Grok so she doesn't have to do the dancing herself. She returned, unbothered ("I'm done going potty"), to actually deliver the room's best tip.

[25:08] The CapCut AI find. JoxieCoxie put the room onto CapCut's free AI lab — strong at realistic edits where Grok stumbles, and it's where she made the dancing video. CEELOS, a longtime CapCut user who'd never opened its AI, took it as exactly why he loves open AI conversations.

[32:19] Joshua goes deep-end. Jaahshua raised the paid-vs-free question on video and 3D tools — noting Grok now walls 1080p behind a pricier tier — and traded notes with Josie on Seedance, meshy-style 3D generation, and whether CapCut just does the heavy lifting for you.

Topic timeline

Notable quotes

"You can only fade technology for so long before it comes in handy." — CEELOS [10:25]

"I'm wearing a shirt and a hat today that they made with AI... he's like, 'I'm gonna use that and make up our new logos and everything.'" — Baked [10:52]

"Using AI to bully our friends, I love it." — CEELOS [15:35]

"I definitely use ChatGPT to give me a breakdown of these stories so that I'm not just talking out of my ass here in the space." — CEELOS [16:42]

"You picked a terrible time to call on me. I have to pee." — JoxieCoxie [23:53]

"This isn't about competition, this is about building a better web3, a better NFT environment for everybody." — CEELOS [46:38]

Who said what

• CEELOS (@CEELOSFIGG, host) — Steered the open format; the room's most prolific AI user, focused on content creation, edits, and a self-described "ghetto director" love of camera angles and prompt detail. Champion of sharing over gatekeeping.
• Baked (@Bakedmetax, co-host) — Game dev grinding on a Claynotopia build from a parking lot; shared how AI reached his workplace, and offered to run live edit sessions in the Discord.
• ValerieKates (@valeriekates_, co-host) — Called in from the road; daily user, live-planning a move to Spain via ChatGPT.
• Solo dolo (@solodolo) — The teacher of the group; uses Grok for standards-based student goals and, crucially, for shrinking friends' NFTs to comedic effect.
• SLICK RIC (@richj530) — Dialed in mid-drive; daily user for trading, event posters, and family pics, with a strong "embrace it, especially as a parent" message.
• JoxieCoxie (@joxiecoxie) — Delivered the standout practical tip: CapCut's free AI lab for realism edits; generates images and some video there, still animates in Grok.
• Jaahshua (@PEPESIGNS) — Pushed the conversation toward paid tools, Seedance, and 3D generation workflows.

Worth a full listen

• [23:53]–[27:20] — Josie's bathroom-break bit rolls straight into the CapCut AI-lab tip that reshaped the back half of the room's conversation; the comedy and the actual takeaway are inseparable.
• [48:35]–[54:28] — CEELOS lays out his full multi-app pipeline and his obsession with camera lingo, color palettes, and character consistency — the closest thing to a how-to in the whole Space.
• [57:09]–[57:41] — Solo dolo's out-of-nowhere declaration of love for Pharaoh, and the mock-wounded reactions from Baked and CEELOS, is the warmest laugh of the outro.

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