AI can generate almost anything. But somewhere along the way, we started confusing the ability to produce with the ability to create.

There is something almost absurd about the age we are living in

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You type a few words. Press Enter. And suddenly you have an article, a painting, a business plan, maybe even an application.

A few seconds later, you are a writer. A designer. A developer. At least according to the enthusiasm surrounding generative AI.

Really?

I use AI. I experiment with it. I am fascinated by what it can do, and I have no interest in defending a world in which creativity belongs exclusively to people with the right qualifications.

But I think we are making a fundamental mistake.

We have confused access with ability.

And the more impressive AI becomes, the more dangerous that confusion gets.

The Biggest Lie of the AI Era

I keep coming back to one sentence:

The biggest lie of the AI era?…