AI & Creativity
It doesn't matter if you use AI automation to create content.
What matters is what you have to say.
As long as it comes from you and bring something new to the conversation.
AI automation is great for formatting, repurposing and scaling that message.
AI minimalism is NECESSARY to maximize creativity.
Conn McQuinn
Jul 4
First, if we don't have sufficient in-brain skill and knowledge, we won't know what to ask the AI to do or how to interpret the products it creates. Second, if we turn over our thinking to AI, we are doing ourselves harm. I don't mean that in the metaphorical sense. Our brains are like muscles, and the harder they are used, the st... See more
Jul 4
First, if we don't have sufficient in-brain skill and knowledge, we won't know what to ask the AI to do or how to interpret the products it creates. Second, if we turn over our thinking to AI, we are doing ourselves harm. I don't mean that in the metaphorical sense. Our brains are like muscles, and the harder they are used, the st... See more
Ethan Mollick • Gradually, then Suddenly: Upon the Threshold
3 Step Road Map to Authentic Content:
Define your brand values, what makes your brand unique. Once you've done this you have the blueprint for crafting well-structured prompts that you can use&nb
... See moreUse AI apps that prioritises non-linear thinking. This is crucial for creative and critical thinking. I like to use tools like Kosmik, Milanote, Napkin and Fabric for this.
It’s important to delineate creativity from the industry of creativity. There are creatives who write for a living in the form of ad copy, technical writing, etc. But this is different than
... See moreWhile large language models have some positive uses for creative writing, such as generating small projects or parts of larger projects, they are not a replacement for human creativity and require careful prompt engineering to produce useful output.
The key to preserving what's valuable is to emphasize the embodied process of writing, which connects us to our humanity, and to spend time honoring what is not machine-like in us.
Artists are not simply replacing their skills with AI, but rather integrating AI-generated content with their existing artistic practices. Allen generates images with DALL-E, projects them onto objects, and then outlines and develops his pieces, adding his own style.