Recently I’ve been seeing a lot of people say: “If AI can do that in seconds, why do we still nee...Recently I’ve been seeing a lot of people say: “If AI can do that in seconds, why do we still nee...
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Talha Ahmed
• Aug 9
Recently I’ve been seeing a lot of people say:
“If AI can do that in seconds, why do we still need someone to do it?”
My take is simple.
AI is great at generating variations of what already exists. It’s trained on existing work, so it remixes patterns, styles, and ideas that are already out there.
But true originality still comes from human intention the decisions, taste, and meaning behind every line or idea. That’s something a prompt can’t fully replace.
I’m not against AI at all. Used well, it removes a lot of repetitive work and gives creators more time to focus on the parts that actually matter. The people who learn how to use it properly will probably produce even better work and have more opportunities because of it.
AI can speed things up. Human intention is still what gives the work its soul.
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