03/20/2026
Morning thoughts on AI as I watch it play out daily in the professional realm.
AI can enhance creativity, but it can’t replace originality and that’s still the currency of trust. Originality requires self awareness and critical thinking.
Take writing for example back when we read blogs. If typos and grammatical errors were present, the writer lost credibility with their audience; it signaled carelessness, lack of investment and disrespect for the readers time. We all learned it in college composition.
Real estate is a relationship business built on “know, like, trust.” When a client meets an agent in person after seeing an AI polished version of them online, the disconnect is immediate and it starts the relationship with a subtle sense of deception.
We can compare this to online dating. All of us have friends, or first hand experience complaining about the use of filtered photos leaving people feeling catfished; same concept.
You show up ten years older, twenty pounds different, with a different energy than the curated AI version projected and that gap costs you before you even say a word; same as aged business card photos.
I get it, it’s fun. But think about the public perception and how it potentially degrades trust which is exactly what you are trying to build, no?
Final thought: peer validation is not the same as professional validation.
