You’re probably right 🤷🏻‍♂️
I don’t mind the adds in podcasts. It’s easy to skip. I guess thats why i understood it that way

The banner itself. Depends what problem it solves and if you have other ways to communicate that info or not.. if you absolutely need it, I find that it “screams” louder than anything else on the image… is that what you want? 🤷🏻‍♂️

The one with the banner breathes better thanks to a bigger margin around the graphics. Feels better to look at for that reason. Especially with such a “busy” visual I would encourage leaving more space around to breath and balance the overall thing. So yeah, scale down (with or without banner)

When the word “AI” is used for what is not intelligent, reality is reframed.
Sounds like “everything is computer!”

An iPhone, an iPod, a Mac… are you getting it?