Today’s AI is generative. We know that. But like “agentic” or even “AI” itself, these words have already lost all meaning.

A couple years ago, "we marveled at our own magnificence as we gave birth to AI." (Yes, that was Morpheus).

Unlike the clunky chatbots of the AOL days, today’s models can easily pass the Turing Test.

And what makes them special is their ability to generate—to

synthesize.

But as we collectively ask ourselves what human value will soon be, after Sam Altman’s first million humanoid robots start building themselves, the easiest question to ask ourselves right now is: Am *I* generative?

Am I creating things that add value to the world? Or am I just observing it?

As every procrastinator knows well, there’s a huge gap between being able to generate, and generating.

Don’t let AI be the only generative one in the room.