After dismantling the myth of originality for four episodes, it’s time for the punchline: creativity isn’t under threat. Our ability to distinguish a vision from its imitation is.
When the comedy group Axis of Awesome performs their famous "4 Chords" medley, the audience usually goes through two distinct phases.
We were promised a 15-hour workweek and a paradise of leisure. Instead, we got "AI Brain Fry" and an infinite mountain of automated slop to verify. Here’s why making things efficient is the worst thing to happen to your free time since the invention of the CC button.
If we strip away the romantic fluff, art history is nothing more than the evolution of computer graphics—just stretched over thousands of years because the hardware was garbage.
I don’t hate AI. I hate the Cargo Cult surrounding it. A hammer is a great tool for driving nails, but it's a terrible choice for heart surgery.
We are training AI models to act like social media influencers—optimizing for engagement. But in the world of LLMs, engagement doesn't generate revenue. It burns cash and erodes trust.