The controversy around an Apple ad highlights a broader fear in society about AI replacing human creativity in industries like illustration, writing, painting, and music creation. This fear of AI's impact on creative pursuits is more prevalent than concerns about futuristic scenarios like robots taking over. The ad's depiction of all traditional creative tools being smashed down to highlight the new ultra-thin iPad intensifies these anxieties, striking a nerve among those worried about AI's potential to disrupt analog creativity.

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