Banning AI will not make it go away

# Summary The article argues that AI adoption cannot be stopped and compares it to previous technological revolutions that democratized access to powerful tools. Like past innovations (machines, computers, the internet), AI has an extremely low barrier to entry and is being adopted rapidly across all generations and cultures, fundamentally changing how creative work gets done. The author warns that resisting this technology is futile, using a metaphor of swimming against a rip current—those who adapt will thrive, while those who resist risk being left behind.