The last time technology made me feel like I had superpowers was in 2008 when I bought my first iPhone. Having the actual internet (or “an iPod, a phone and an internet communicator”, as Steve Jobs would say) and not some dumbed down version in your pocket on a touchscreen (touch…what?) was astonishing. And really powerful.

The same thing happened to me with generative artificial intelligence (AI). It’s utterly fascinating and hard to believe if you haven’t tried it yourself. If you’re a creator, you really – I mean REALLY – need to get up to speed with this.

In an era when much of the tech industry seems to be down in the dumps, AI is experiencing a golden age. 

I think this technology will change the game of art, design and creation (and possibly everything else too). It already does.

Here’s a sneak peek of what’s currently possible: An image of Barack Obama based on the following input and stylized with a few iterations:

Wow. Who said the future wasn’t exciting?