J. Danielle

surprise may be a better proxy for creativity than quality. A polished output is not necessarily creative, but a surprising one might be. Yet even surprise is not enough if it is merely random. Peak creativity seems to require a rarer combination: novelty that has intention.

This is why the real disagreement about AI and creativity is often not... See more

discrediting a work merely because you cannot project yourself onto it means you’re shit at your job. if you have blind spots culturally and can’t be bothered to fill them for yourself, step aside and let someone of that people speak to the work and lead the discussion. i don’t want to read what a white writer has to say about ocean vuong’s latest... See more

The challenge is that it has never been easier to make work that looks competent but says nothing.