King Sasanka – Sri Lankan Writer & Retired Aviation Professional.

The Illusion of Ownership: Why AI is the Evolution of Universal Creativity Recently, I took one of my published poems and ran it through an AI-backed music platform.  The result was, frankly, better than I expected.  When I shared it with a professional in the music industry, his response was a backhanded compliment: “The song is good, but the creativity is questionable because of the AI element.” This critique didn't offend me, but it did make me pause.  It forced me to ask a fundamental question: What is creativity, really?   Is it a spark of divine individual genius, or is it simply a new way of rearranging what already exists in the universe? The Myth of the "Original" Creator We often credit individuals for breakthroughs that were already present in the fabric of reality.  Take the Fibonacci sequence, for example.  Leonardo of Pisa is credited with it because he was the first to document it in the West, but he didn't "create" the math.  Th...

We're often taught that "taking something which is not yours or given to you is a sin." This moral bedrock, instilled in childhood, forms the foundation of our understanding of ownership and ethics. It’s a simple, linear rule, easy to grasp and universally applied. But then, life, in its glorious complexity, throws a gleaming Rupee 5 coin in the middle of the road, and suddenly, the neat lines of our ethical framework begin to blur. This morning, you faced a minor inconvenience – a lack of a Rupee 5 coin to settle a bill, leading you to pay a higher amount. Later, on your walk, the universe, seemingly in a playful wink, presented you with the exact denomination you’d just lacked. The immediate thought: "Can this be mine, and the universe gave it to me after realising my morning dilemma?" This isn't just about a Rupee 5 coin; it's about the inherent human tendency to seek meaning and connection in seemingly random events, especially when they align so ser...