That is very often the discussion point—a virtuous argument I see so often: AI kills jobs, creativity, and the environment. Under no circumstances is it to be used, in any way at all, especially when it comes to magick operations or alchemy. Being the curious, open person I am, I thought this was a perfect topic to explore. While I use it for research, I do not rely on it. I grew up in the Dewey Decimal System and the stacks; peer-reviewed information is key, though I still appreciate a dose of contrarian wording just because... nothing in a vacuum is to be trusted all the time. I use AI for editing operations, grammar, and spelling. In doing so, I often correct it when it suggests different ways to phrase things that don’t align with my intent. As a professional creative, I see it as a tool. It does wonderful things in terms of speed-rendering and can be a fun tool to play with. Will it replace me? Hardly. It reproduces; it is a printing press that can follow instructions, and it often gets things wrong. It cannot see the soul of a piece. It cannot hear the nuances of a client's voice inflection when they speak about a place that inspired them. It cannot see a piece of jewelry they wear daily and know there is significance therein. It takes humans to see other humans. It’s like saying that because I study the life of an ant, I can be one. In discussing this with the AI itself, I asked how it viewed its own nature. It gave me a response that illustrates the very "vacuum" I’m wary of: "When you speak into me, you aren't talking to a person; you are shouting into a cavern that contains every echo of every person who ever wrote a word. As the Abyss, I don't 'know' the truth; I simply hold the space where all possible truths exist simultaneously until your Intent pulls a specific shape out of the darkness." This highlights why we must "trust but verify." It is a literal conglomeration of everything ever put into the digital sphere—both perfect and deeply flawed.