What happens when you fill a room with young creators and ask them how they really feel about AI?

This is the second episode in a three-part Creative Futures Lab series on Be the Change Podcast, so if you haven’t listened to the first part yet, it's worth starting there for more context:

• Part 1 on Apple Podcasts
• Part 1 on Spotify
• Part 1 on YouTube
• Part 1 on Podbean

On 2 September 2026, Be the Change Media Network and Studio Self-Made, together with 100% Human at Work, Spark UK, and FlippGen, hosted the Creative Futures Lab. At the event, participants engaged in honest conversations about whether and how we can use AI creatively, ethically, and intentionally.

In this episode, Lily Mott shares a selection of quick interviews she recorded with nine of the people in the room on the day: podcasters, bloggers, communications professionals, and changemakers, each with a very different relationship with AI. Some use it every day, some have drawn firm lines around when they will and won’t use it, and most sit somewhere in the middle.

They talk about how AI shows up in their work, whether they’re comfortable with that, and what worries them most. The mood in the room leaned more nervous than excited, but as the guests in this episode discuss, it’s not as simple as being for or against AI.

They also share advice for other young creators trying to work all of this out: explore widely and talk to people with different experiences, think about your values and your impact on the planet, don’t rely too heavily on any single tool, and be brave enough to stick to what you believe.

To get connected with the guests, find them on LinkedIn:

• Aaron Campbell - Working across mental health, LGBT rights, youth advocacy, and more
• Paddy Crump - Campaigns Director at FlippGen
• Tanya Roy - Marketing Lead at Spark UK
• Remi Olokun - Content Creator and Social Media Lead at My Life My Say
• Siddhartha Kurapati - Working in digital media at an independent investigative news organization and co-host of The Political Dispatch
• Natasha Pavey - Host of the Imperfect Activist Podcast
• Sandra Rowinska - Host of Formula Amateur
• Jake Richings - Author of the Authentic Engagement blog
• Urban Judge - Group CEO of YouthTV

To learn more about:

• Be the Change Media Network: www.bethechangemedianetwork.com
• Studio Self-Made: www.studioselfmade.com
• FlippGen: www.flippgen.com
• Spark UK: www.sparkuk.co.uk
• 100% Human at Work: www.human-atwork.org

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If you have any questions, please email Lily Mott at lily@bethechangepodcast.org.

Opinions shared by the guests and hosts of this show are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Be the Change Media Network.