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“I let people praise me for work the AI actually did, and now I'm trapped in it.”
It started small, you let a compliment stand, didn't mention the tool, and now there's a reputation built on a foundation you didn't pour. That's building under a machine while taking the human's bow. The longer it stands, the worse the fall. Eyes open: get out from under it before it owns you.
Your Practice
- Name exactly where the credit isn't yours. Be precise about what you did and what the tool did.
- Decide how you'll set the record straight, proportionate, honest, not a public flagellation.
- Going forward, name the tool's role plainly. 'I used AI for this part' costs less than the cover-up.
- Rebuild the real skill underneath, so the next credit is one you've actually earned.
The Architects
“Films have a certain place in a certain time period. Technology is forever.”
Hedy Lamarr, Telephone interview with Fleming Meeks for Forbes, 1990 (audio tapes featured in Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story, 2017)