{"id":1765132178727,"date":"2026-10-26T11:50:35","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T16:50:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artsincubator.ca\/digitalsalvage\/photos\/ai-doesnt-invent-it-rewires\/"},"modified":"2026-10-26T11:50:35","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T16:50:35","slug":"ai-doesnt-invent-it-rewires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artsincubator.ca\/digitalsalvage\/photos\/ai-doesnt-invent-it-rewires\/","title":{"rendered":"AI Doesn&#8217;t Invent. It Rewires."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/artsincubator.ca\/short-stories\/summer\/images\/phone-screen-glare.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"border-radius:8px;margin-bottom:20px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AI doesn&#8217;t invent anything. Not like we do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There&#8217;s no creative spark there. No sudden flash of insight. 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