THE SINGULARITY

THE EMERGENCE OF NEW AI TECHNOLOGY AND TOOLS HAS PROFOUNDLY INFLUENCED MY THINKING. ROLES TRADITIONALLY RELIED UPON FOR LIVELIHOOD, ARTISTS, ARCHITECTS, FILM DIRECTORS, ARE BECOMING OBSOLETE BEFORE OUR VERY EYES, THEIR FUNCTIONS REDUCED TO MERE PROMPTS. THIS SHIFT PROVOKES A CRITICAL QUESTION: WHAT DEFINES THESE ROLES NOW? COULD SYSTEMS OF THOUGHT BECOME THE NEW MEDIUM?

WE MAY SOON WITNESS A TIME WHEN TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY IS OVERSHADOWED BY CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS, THE CLARITY OF PURPOSE, PHILOSOPHICAL UNDERPINNINGS, AND INTENTIONAL AIMS OF CREATIVE WORK. IN THIS CONTEXT, TECHNICAL SKILL MIGHT MATTER LESS THAN THE ABILITY TO CLEARLY DEFINE THE PHILOSOPHICAL FRAMEWORK GUIDING THE CREATIVE PROCESS.

I OFTEN THINK OF VIRGIL ABLOH IN THIS REGARD. WHAT INTRIGUED ME MOST ABOUT VIRGIL WASN'T NECESSARILY HIS TANGIBLE WORKS, BUT RATHER THE CONCEPTUAL THINKING BEHIND THEM, THE INVISIBLE THREAD CONNECTING EACH CREATION, AND THE UNIQUE FRAME OF PERCEPTION HE USED TO ENGAGE WITH THE WORLD. YET, I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT MY FASCINATION WITH THIS PERSPECTIVE COULD REFLECT MY PERSONAL BIAS, AS IT RESONATES DEEPLY WITH MY OWN BELIEFS AND CREATIVE APPROACH.