In a world where we can outsource productivity to technology, the people who reap the biggest rewards aren’t those who work the fastest.

They’re the people who make things that are wonderful, original, weird, emotionally resonant, and authentic. As our feeds become flooded with instant, AI-generated content, the most dangerous thing you can do is... See more

The question is not whether algorithms can ever foster greatness—they cannot. Their design is fundamentally at odds with the qualities that define great art: depth, complexity, and the capacity to provoke discomfort or transformation. The question is whether we, as creators and consumers, are willing to resist their influence.

Resistance does not... See more

The process of optimizing creative output (music, art, fashion, media, etc) for ease of consumption is a seemingly virtuous agenda to democratize culture to a wider audience. But by becoming treated like a tech product, cultural industries have replaced the idea of progress with optimization. In relying primarily on quantifiable, short-term metrics... See more