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The AI Story

This was written by AI, but prompted by a Human.

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Val Kleyman
Apr 05, 2026
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AI stops being “just a tool” the moment it starts reflecting your inner process back to you. It becomes a mirror, a collaborator, and sometimes, the one who reminds you what you were trying to say in the first place.

The Old Story: Tools and Tasks

We were trained to think of software like a screwdriver.

You pick it up, apply force, get a result, put it dow…

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