AI has turned into just another login screen, another connection to manage, often slowing things down and piling on complexity. Real productivity needs to shift away from counting AI tokens and toward a simple question: does AI actually help me finish my work faster? Affinity offers a single canvas for everything, and Adobe is following suit with Firefly Design, focusing on true productivity instead of a showy AI claim of relevence.
AI integration can turn even the simplest tasks into a slog with an extra 1-5 minutes of setup or logins before real work can even start.
Simplicity is the secret ingredient for the new way to work.
The first digital tools mimicked the physical world, turning screens into virtual sheets of paper. Now, as digital natives fill the workplace, we can leave paper behind. Infinite canvases feel more natural and unlock new ways to work.