Half of U.S. adults use an AI chatbot now. Only 4.5% pay for ChatGPT, Gemini, or Claude. (Guess which group we're in.)

In this episode, we go through two new reports on how people use AI, then ask what the numbers mean if you build websites for a living.

We discuss:

• Would you give an AI agent your credit card?
• Meta's Muse, OpenAI's Dots, and how much permission each of us hands over.
• Why web designers are the weirdos. The median AI subscriber pays $25 a month. The top 1% pays about $903.
• Search is the #1 thing people use chatbots for. 44% of Americans use ChatGPT and 6% use Claude, so check where your client's customers are.
• Lovable, Canva, Figma, Claude Design... the build is getting crowded. Taste isn't.
• 71% of Americans think AI makes their personal info less secure. "Built by a human who answers your email" is a selling point.
• Lightning round: a bathtub injury, a 4th grade spelling bee grudge, and our walk-up songs.

We skipped sponsors this season to share our own things:

Christy's is Web Design Roundtable, her community for Squarespace web designers. More info at https://christyprice.com/wdr

And you can find Will's plug ins at https://www.will-myers.com/products

Sources:

a16z, The Top 100 Gen AI Consumer Apps, 7th Edition: https://a16z.com/100-gen-ai-apps-7/

Pew Research Center, Americans and AI 2026: https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2026/06/17/americans-and-ai-2026-chatbots-smart-devices-and-views-on-impact/

Hosts:

Christy Price: https://christyprice.com

Will Myers: http://will-myers.com/

Editor: Rikki Gunton

We're back after a three-month break, catching up on what we've been building, how AI has (and hasn't) changed our workflows, and continue the ongoing conversation about how AI is impacting web designers.

Squarespace Circle Day:

https://circleday.squarespace.com/

Tools Mentioned in the Episode:

• SquareKicker Compose: https://squarekicker.com/compose
• Base44: https://base44.com/
• Fathom: https://www.fathom.ai/
• Kit: https://kit.com/
• vidIQ: https://vidiq.com/
• Instinct: https://instinct.com/
• Pangram: https://www.pangram.com/
• Lovable: https://lovable.dev/
• Figma: https://www.figma.com/
• Codex: https://chatgpt.com/codex/
• Resend: https://resend.com/
• Github: https://github.com/

Offerings from Will & Christy

Christy’s Two Day Website System: https://learn.christyprice.com/template-buildout-system

Christy’s Client Process Checklist: christyprice.com/client

Will’s Step Flow Timeline plugin: https://www.will-myers.com/products/p/step-flow-timeline

AI bot traffic is projected to surpass human traffic by the end of 2027. In this episode, we discuss how web design is changing and what we can expect for the future. We talk about whether the extra SEO effort is worth it, adding AI clauses to design contracts, and why we still believe we should build for humans first.

Mentioned in the episode:

• Internet traffic composition: https://blog.will-myers.com/post/internet-traffic-composition
• Phone stand: https://www.moft.us/products/invisible-phone-tripod-stand?variant=43898583056471
• Computer stand: https://www.amazon.com/Roost-Laptop-Stand-Adjustable-Portable/dp/B01C9KG8IG/ref=sr_1_18

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