Generative AI

The AI Models You’re Obsessed With Are About to Be Worthless. That’s Brilliant.

📅 July 10, 2026 📂 AI & Machine Learning

Generative AI foundational models are rapidly commoditizing to near-zero marginal cost. The billions invested in training may never yield returns—but that’s not a bug, it’s a feature. Open-source alternatives are closing the gap within months, shifting real value to proprietary data, application-layer orchestration, and solving actual workflow problems. The hype bubble is deflating into a mundane utility, and that’s exactly what we need.

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Stop Worrying About AI ‘Replacing Artists.’ Start Worrying About This.

📅 July 10, 2026 📂 AI & Machine Learning

When an AI can generate a million images in a minute, the real human value shifts from production to curation. The zine ‘Mold’ proves it: machines make the artifacts, but only human taste decides what matters. This isn’t the end of creativity—it’s a sharper definition of it.

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