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Dylan Field argued that if you have a genuine creative voice in writing or design and are willing to put yourself out there, the AI era will reward that differentiation.
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Casey Newton prompts Field on Figma's 'design is not dead' ad campaign and asks him to make the case. Field's answer is layered and confident. He begins with writing: having a genuine voice, a distinctive style, even being funny — these are things AI can't replicate because they're not in the statistical average the model produces. Then he pulls out data he's seen on the App Store: the total number of apps has exploded with AI, but the number of apps actually getting frequent traffic is exactly the same. [1] — Dylan Field "Dylan Field pushes back on the 'design is dead' narrative. When AI generates the average, having genuine creative voice and pushing beyond …" 09:15 More supply, flat demand — it's a hyper-competitive environment where standing out isn't optional. The discipline, he argues, is in not settling for the first draft, the first output, pushing the AI-generated starting point further and further until it becomes something genuinely new. [2] — Dylan Field "If you have a creative voice in writing or design, you put yourself out there and you take a risk — this is a good time to do that. It's so…" 11:00 If you do that in writing or design, this is one of the best times in history to put yourself out there.
Dylan Field noted that the number of apps in the App Store has surged with AI, but the number of apps actually being used and getting frequent traffic has stayed the same.
Everyone in San Francisco is talking about 'taste' as the human skill AI can't replicate. Dylan Field's response is sharper: you don't even need to defend taste — just recognize that people can detect the AI average, and those who dare to go beyond it will win.
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Robby's Hasidic community had no concept of 'too soon' in comedy — if it was funny, you threw it, and if you bombed, your sibling told you immediately.
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