AI still makes 'pretty demos' — creators with taste and a 1000x iteration edge hold the alpha
gabriel1 · x · 2026-10-29
A founder reflects that AI finally lets him become a video maker, teacher, or game studio — everything he ever wanted — but he's choosing to build a trillion-dollar company instead.
His core take in the follow-up: AI still only produces pretty demos. The alpha belongs to great creators — if you hold a very high bar and have good radar for what's good vs. bad, AI lets you iterate 1000x faster. Tools amplify taste, not replace it.
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