EPISODE 12: Brain-Rot, Breakups and the Beauty of AI Nostalgia
What happens when your favourite AI changes and forgets?Georgia and Omar dig into the strange grief that comes with parasocial AI relationships, including what Omar felt when his long-running “AI mum” character temporarily stopped working after a model update. They explore how AI is reshaping emotional attachment, nostalgia, and creative process.Also in this episode:Why GPT-5 felt flat initially and why changing your mind might be the most human thing of allThe rise of AI “brain-rot” content and anti-narrative mediaTrying to quantify and create nostalgia using AIWhether we'll soon stream made-for-you AI films on demandIf you’re building with AI, creating with it, or just wondering what it’s doing to your brain - this one’s for you.
--------
34:22
--------
34:22
EPISODE 11: How to Make AI weird, personal & totally yours
In this episode, we’re talking about how to make AI weird, personal, and totally yours.We talk: – Open-source AIs you can run privately (and train to think it’s a pirate) – Why building your own GPT could be the next self-care – Our “legit scale” for assessing trust, vibes, and note-taking skills – The Devil’s Avocado: a critical thinking game we’re prototypingAlso: AI as a therapist, data leaks, optimism as a skill, and why we might be headed for an AI cult (or just a really good community movement).
--------
51:05
--------
51:05
EPISODE 10: Can AI help you love yourself? Affirmation alarm clocks & critical thinking
In Episode 10, we look back on our favourite AI builds so far - from cockney rhyming injury bots to robots to help us do our make-up.This week we’re talking JSON prompting, the danger of letting machines define who we are, and how AI might actually help us sharpen our critical thinking. Omar shares his plan for an alarm clock you can only turn off by saying positive affirmations, while Georgia unveils Goal Captcha - a tool that quizzes you on your aspirations and generates a picture of your future self.Plus: Zuckerberg’s latest AI vision, fresh insights on AI + personal development and a behind-the-scenes look at how an AI business has pivoted in just 10 weeks (clue - it’s our one).Perfect for creative optimists, AI tinkerers, and anyone curious about building a business in the fastest-moving industry on earth.
--------
50:53
--------
50:53
EPISODE 9: Silly Self-Care, Smart Agents & AI Avatars
In episode 9, we’re talking AI video, silly self-care and the rise of agents that promise to run your life.Georgia makes animated vision boards of her future self using Midjourney video and questions what happens when your AI avatar is hotter than you. Omar builds a cops-and-robbers pedometer game and gets serious about making fitness less serious.Plus we ponder future-self hotlines, explore Spotify-maps mashups, and ask what silliness has to do with staying human in an automated world.Perfect for AI tinkerers, creative optimists, and anyone trying to build something weird without losing the plot.
--------
57:00
--------
57:00
Episode 8: fake bots, fake bags and finding meaning with machines
This week we’re talking AI agents that promise the world but come through with knock-off Gucci vibes, why silliness might save us and how to parent your inner child with prompts. Plus we unpack the rise of yeti influencers, Georgia shares how she turned her career into a chatbot and Omar talks about building an AI powered Netflix and using AI to get bored to sleep by fake meetings.
AI doesn’t have to be scary, boring, or reserved for tech bros.Welcome to Lantyn Labs, the weekly podcast where we demystify AI by getting our hands dirty and building stuff — live.We’re Georgia Lewis Anderson and Omar Karim, two AI insiders from creative backgrounds and co-founders of Lantyn - a purpose first AI studio.Every week, we give ourselves a new challenge: build an AI product from scratch, then share exactly how (and why) we did it — the tools, the mindset, the fails, and the wins. With no jargon, no gatekeeping, and definitely no "move fast and break things" nonsense.This isn’t theory. It’s real experiments, live learnings, and the behind-the-scenes of growing an AI business from the ground up.Whether you're AI-curious, building your own thing, or just here for the behind-the-scenes chaos of creative tech, this is your front-row seat to what’s possible — and what’s not — in the world of generative AI.Expect big ideas, small experiments, and zero fluff.
UK