Doing your best work

I’m hearing more and more creatives freak out about AI.

Some are drawing conclusions such as:

“If I don’t delegate to AI, I will be too slow, too expensive, and obsolete.”
“If I don’t delegate to AI, I will be stuck with skills no one wants.”
“If I don’t delegate to AI, I don’t know how I’ll pay my bills in a few years.”

If you read the news, you’ll sympathize.
Except here’s what all of these thoughts are missing:

Some artists use the latest digital art tools, others still use paint on canvas.

Some writers prefer to write without inspiration, others love to bathe in ideas before starting.

Some animators will auto lip-sync their sequences, others will take pride in subbing mouth shapes manually.

None of these things are right or wrong.
None of these things have been about tools.
Only about the creative process for that creative.

Maybe AI will make some things cheaper.
But art has always been found at a variety of prices.

Maybe AI will make some things easier.
But tools have been doing that for generations.

Maybe AI will change the job market.
But creative job markets have always been changing.

Maybe you have nothing to worry about.
Maybe you should simply focus on doing your best work.