I quit my Google software engineering job and became a watercolor artist. Heres how Im using and not using AI.

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News Summary

  • Sara Wilczynska is a 41-year-old watercolor artist and founder of Swil Arts.
  • Prior to her art career, she worked as a software engineer in the finance and tech industries.
  • She doesn't use AI for art creation, ideation, creative brainstorming, and visual storytelling.
  • But, she says, AI can help reduce friction with many things that require time, energy, and money, which AI can really help reduce.
  • It can hopefully help us redefine the value we add as artists and creatives.
Sara Wilczynska is a Google software engineer turned watercolor artist in San Diego.

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