Sometimes I think about the things I’ve created with AI. Even something as simple as this anime picture of a random green-haired girl. If you told me it was AI, I genuinely wouldn’t even know anymore.

I feel like we’re living through one of the most fascinating yet relentless timelines in history. Things are happening constantly, and I can’t be the only one who feels like there’s just… a lot going on.

AI is not taking over.

It has taken over.

I’ve always been fascinated by AI in the sci-fi sense. Sentient machines working alongside humans, maybe even in harmony with us. Yet the reality we’re getting isn’t really that. It’s a constant stream of social media vitriol, with everyone building their own little bubble of misinformation and disinformation that benefits God knows who.

The bigger issue is that we’ve been living in the age of bait for the better part of the past ten years. Everything is optimized to provoke you, keep you engaged, and ultimately monetize your attention. And now AI is making it exponentially harder to know what’s real.

You can be baited into outrage over something that never happened. You can be convinced something is authentic when it was manufactured entirely. You can watch something unfold in front of you and still have no idea whether you’re looking at reality, propaganda, satire, or someone’s AI-generated fantasy.

And honestly, some of the things I’ve seen, and even things I’ve created but never disclosed, are absurd.

I’m excited.

I’m scared.

I’m just fascinated by the fact that we’re actually here to see this happen.