Cory Doctorow on 'AI and Amateurism' — Reframing Who Generative Tools Actually Empower

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In his Pluralistic newsletter, Cory Doctorow argues that generative AI's real cultural impact lies in enabling amateur creation rather than replacing professionals, drawing a HyperCard-era analogy about democratized tooling. The essay reframes the labor-displacement debate around participation and access instead of automation. It's a perspective piece that contextualizes the human side of the AI adoption curve.