Designer reminisces: when "AI" just meant Adobe Illustrator
joonasvirtanen · x · 2026-11-08
Designer Joonas Virtanen posts a nostalgic note: before the LLM era, "AI" meant Adobe Illustrator to him, and "Muse" was just a band he listened to while designing. A one-liner capturing how AI's meaning has been completely rewritten.
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