AI Did Half The Work. Do I Still Get The Credit?

Unhinged, Apparently. · Sep 16, 2026 · 14m

AI writes the email. You get the compliment.

AI builds the presentation. You take the applause.

And when it turns out to be complete bullshit?

“Yeah… AI did that.”

So who actually deserves the credit when AI did half the work?

This week, I’m getting into the increasingly blurry line between using AI as a tool and quietly letting it make you look much smarter than you are. Prompting, fake expertise, AI labels, suspiciously brilliant colleagues — and why being good at AI might actually be a skill.

Also: Mary Poppins has entered the chat.

Unfortunately, she’s very good at prompting.

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