What happens when the gap between dreaming and making suddenly disappears?

This episode is about asking AI for help with my garden and accidentally witnessing the collapse of every creative barrier I've ever known. It's about that moment when you realize anyone with an idea can just... make it now. And how that revelation can feel like freedom and terror wrapped in the same electric shiver. Creating used to take years of training, the right connections, money. Now it takes five minutes and a prompt.

No big conclusions here. Just me processing out loud about gatekeepers freaking out, people who've been locked out finally getting in, and how I can't tell if we're about to drown in garbage or see the most beautiful explosion of human creativity ever. Probably both. My body knows something huge is happening even if my brain can't catch up.

If you're also buzzing about AI making everything possible, scared about what that means, or just trying to figure out how to feel about creativity becoming this easy, come spiral with me.

Topics discussed: AI tools, ChatGPT, Claude AI, artificial intelligence, AI for beginners, creative AI, AI art, AI creativity, democratization, accessibility, creative barriers, gatekeeping, AI revolution, technology anxiety, nervous system, somatic experiencing, creative process, making art, AI ethics, future of creativity, AI impact, generative AI, content creation, creative tools, AI disruption, paradigm shift, technology and emotions, creative accessibility, AI possibilities, creative empowerment, innovation, creative technology, AI applications, creative freedom, digital creativity, AI transformation, creative anxiety, technology overwhelm, creative democracy, AI and society, creative future, emotional processing, body awareness, creative revolution

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Song featured: "safety scissors" by @melissageurts

Created by ⁠⁠⁠Melissa Geurts⁠⁠⁠⁠, Group Executive Creative Director at Good Housekeeping and founder of The Blue Algorithm.

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