'I used AI' means you're not an artist? Same logic says calculators disqualify mathematicians
cgarciae88 · x · 2026-10-31
Replying to the viral 'I used AI to-, so you aren't an artist/writer/coder' thread, the author fires back with the same logic applied to older tools: calculator users aren't mathematicians, spellcheck users aren't writers, GPS users aren't navigators, search-engine users aren't researchers, compiler users aren't programmers. Tools have always been part of every craft — AI is just the newest one.
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