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Most people says ‘AI is going to take your JOBS’ which I find ‘NOT TRUE’. Instead, I will use AI as a leverage for efficiency. Almost everything you do on your editing software is controlled and done with AI.
✅ Noise remover - AI
✅ video/image enhancer - AI
✅ schedule planner or Notion - AI
And ETC!
BUT what’s wrong is when you depend FULLY on AI to do the job. Even when that AI tool is unavailable you can still get that JOB done, and the results remain consistent and clean.
This photo I enhanced for a friend I wasn't depending on AI to get it done for me. Because the AI tool I had available at that moment wasn't giving me the results I wanted so I had to used my skills to get the job done.
From AI-generated artwork to a more polished vector illustration.
I tested Ideogram Vector by generating an illustration for a lemon ginger tea packaging.
The raw output was a good starting point, but it still needed some work.
So I converted it into an editable SVG, refined the shapes, rearranged and resized the elements, and added a bit of texture to give the illustration more depth.
Keeping the research plan and cited results side by side is a useful way to make the agent’s work easier to inspect. I’d lean toward light mode for reading the table in daylight. How do you distinguish a verified source from one that still needs review?