The-Asterisk Reboot - Welcome the New Collaborator
What is creativity? In the age of AI, this is not a trivial question. Consider the act of creation. When Joe Walsh would warm up before an Eagles concert, were the arpeggio licks that birthed "Life In The Fast Lane" solely his genius? Or was it the ear of Glenn Frey and the collaboration of the entire band? When an author writes a first draft, does its brilliance belong entirely to them? Or does a large part of the success come from friends' suggestions, the editor's rewrites, and the library of books that came before it? The point is this: people do not create in a vacuum. Most mold-breaking creatives—like David Bowie, Quentin Tarantino, and Pablo Picasso—are profoundly influenced by their predecessors. To complicate this creative process, what if a key element were replaced? If a producer remixes an uninspired recording to create a hit song, does that modification taint the creation? Does it make the credited creator any less valid or less "true to their art?...