In the next couple of years, self-initiated projects will be the most important thing for fresh grads and students alike.
AI can already do many entry-level tasks. So companies may hire fewer newcomers and look more for people who already show initiative and real work.
Instead of waiting, start now.
The best time to start is when you’re still a student. That’s when you have the most room to experiment, take risks, fail, and learn without having too many responsibilities.
Build a project, even if it’s small or just for fun. Test your ideas, try simple business models, and use AI tools to design, write, prototype, and present.
This shows future employers you can create value on your own instead of waiting for someone to give you a task. You become the proof of your own ability.
Start small, start scrappy, but start now.
That’s how you survive the AI era.
By becoming the proof, not waiting for someone else to give it to you.
Okay, the anti-AI crowd is really starting to piss me off. 😆
I made one slightly provocative post about AI and art, and suddenly they all fly to my account repeating the same lines:
“Pick up a pencil.”
“You have no talent.”
“You’re not creative.”
“You’re stealing from real artists.”
“Bla bla bla…”
Guys. Enough already. 😂
If you love drawing with a pencil, go draw with a damn pencil.
If you love spending hours writing code by hand, go code.
If you want to make films, music, art or anything else without AI, do it.
I respect people who master traditional skills. What I don’t respect is using those skills to belittle people who choose different tools.
There are legitimate conversations to have about AI. Copyright. Training data. Jobs. Creativity. Let’s have them.
But showing up under every AI post to call people lazy, talentless or fake isn’t an argument.
And please retire the “pick up a pencil” line. That pencil has been through enough this week. 😭😂
You use your tools.
I’ll use mine.
We’ll both create.
And apparently, according to my meme, we might eventually convert you anyway. 😆
@oldtoons_ When I hired someone, I was also skeptical. I was also wondering what they did was truly intentional or just out of instinct.
True artist will always know what they want. You are over generalizing the whole process of AI art.
what Elon Musk has done to make my life better:
- electric cars
- satellite internet
- saved free speech
what Jeff Bezos has done to make my life better:
- nationwide next-day delivery
- architecture that powers the internet
what Larry Page and Sergey Brin have done to make my life better:
- made the internet searchable
- online email and documents platform
what Mark Zuckerberg has done to make my life better:
- social media to keep me connected to friends
- online ads platform
what Larry Ellison has done to make my life better:
- database software for my businesses
- data centers for AI and cloud computing
what Jensen Huang has done to make my life better
- hardware that powers the AI revolution
what Bernie Sanders has done to make my life better:
@pearlsketches@oldtoons_ You're right. AI output serves purposes that don't require that kind of history. Your value wouldn't be replaced, and both artists and AI art will have their own place.