What if we understood intelligence not as something machines possess or mimic, but as a shared, creative process that evolves through collaboration? Drawing inspiration from the history of music sampling, this perspective invites us to see AI not as a replacement for human thought but as a tool for remixing meaning, shaping context, and amplifying perception. From reel-to-reel tape experiments to transformer models, the future of intelligence lies in how we design systems that support curiosity, pattern recognition, and co-creation.