So much of what’s happening around AI feels like performance. People saying they’ve got it all figured out. Creatives pretending they’re not anxious.

But when I saw Lee Towndrow’s post on LinkedIn, where he just came out and said “I’m scared,” it stopped me in my tracks.

Lee didn’t pretend. He did the cringe. And it resonated.He’s a Creative Director and VFX artist I’ve always admired for his polished but quintessentially human aesthetic. It’s a powerful combination that elevates and honours humanity.

In reflecting on AI and a future yet unknown, Lee encourages us to face our fear while offering powerful strategies for moving beyond it.

Links of stuff we talk about …

* Fear [Lee Towndrow’s LinkedIn post]

* Lee Towndrow [personal website]

* AI 2027 Report [Daniel Kokotajlo, Scott Alexander, Thomas Larsen, Eli Lifland, Romeo Dean]

* Sheila Heti [personal website]

* Leilanni Todd [personal website]

* ‘Manchild’ by Sabrina Carpenter [music video]

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