What if the Hallucination is the Best Part of the Prompt?

Michael Villegas leads generative AI strategy for one of the country's largest interior architecture firms, and when he started testing these tools on real design work, he found the biggest risk wasn't bad output, it was that the tool felt too human to question.Here's what we talk through:Why he thinks AI sounding like a person instead of a calculator is a "slippery slope" that quietly lowers our guardHow his best prompt isn't a question at all, it's asking AI "what am I not thinking about," and treating whatever comes back as raw material, not an answerWhy he uses improv, something he doesn't even enjoy as comedy, as a training exercise for making creative lateral connections under pressure About Michael VillegasMichael Villegas is Director of Design Innovation at IA Interior Architects, where he builds the firm's approach to generative AI and emerging technology. He treats most AI output as material to mine for the one useful detail, not a finished product, and keeps 90 percent of his process manual by design.About Great Mondays Radio→ Think you'd be a great guest on the show? Apply here.→ I've spent two decades helping leaders fix their culture. Learn how I can support your work Great Mondays.→ Want sharp takes on AI and the future of work? Read The Job Sh*t Show on Substack.→ Watch Great Mondays Radio episodes on YouTube.