AI Isn't Evil. It's Easy.

And easy has a funny way of winning, even when it shouldn't

The world is changing. Fast.

AI is transforming the way we write, create, teach, and share ideas.

For some, the speed feels exciting. For others, it is unsettling.

I’ve been living in that tension, writing Human Is the New Vinyl, a book about AI, creativity, and why human-made work still matters.

We’ve seen this movie before. Every new tool promises convenience. But we trade texture for speed, depth for efficiency, realness for what’s easy—until we look up and wonder what we lost.

Vinyl records disappeared for a while. They were inconvenient. Clunky. Slow. But they made a remarkable comeback. Vinyl didn’t suddenly get more convenient. People yearned for what felt honest and genuine.

That’s the paradox — AI makes everything faster, but easy isn’t the same as authentic. Authentic has a way of sticking around.

(It didn’t surprise me that “authentic” was Merriam-Webster’s word of the year in 2023, the same year AI blew up.)

Human Is the New Vinyl launches on August 19.

I’m sharing early PDF copies now for anyone concerned about where it’s all headed.

If that’s you, please message me. I’d love to hear your take.