Art was already democratic. Now the megacorps are inserting themselves in the process and using “democratization” to sell the idea back to people. That doesn’t

Art was already democratic. Now the megacorps are inserting themselves in the process and using “democratization” to sell the idea back to people. That doesn’t mean good art is impossible with, say, an iPhone’s digital camera and its AI-powered capabilities. Nor will it mean LLM-powered tools can’t be helpful to writers or other workers. But all creative pursuits — programming included — are already democratic without Apple or Google or whatever corporation butting in looking for more rent.