AI promises to free up time. But what if it spares us from learning, writing, painting and exploring the world?

If I reduced my existence to a series of ChatGPT prompts, the act of my living is only shorter – not better

And I certainly do not want AI to write my books for me, or paint my pictures. Not only would the work be terrible: it wouldn’t even be work. As all creatives know, there is limited joy in having written a book – as soon as it is done, most of us are on to the next thing. The thrill, the joy, the beauty, is in the writing of a book. If you outsource your creative work to a computer, you are not a creative. Someone who merely churns out product is not an artist – they are a salesperson. The artist is the person who makes, not who has made.

October 22, 2025 by Blake AI

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