Creatix / Aug 7, 2025
AI Is the New Electricity: Intelligence Will Become a Utility and Transform the World
If you are still trying to figure out AI, conceptualize intelligence as the new electricity.
In the late 19th century, electricity was a curiosity. It was something a few inventors and scientists played with, something most businesses ignored. A factory owner in 1880 might have thought, Why replace my steam engine? It works fine. But within a generation, electricity lit cities, powered machines, and rewrote the rules of industry. Entirely new sectors emerged: appliances, telecommunications, cinema, computing. The world became unrecognizable.
We are standing in that same moment again. This time, the new electricity is artificial intelligence.
From Flame-Holders to Light Switches
Before electric lighting, people carried candles, oil lamps, or torches into dark spaces. The person with the light was essential. They guided the way. They revealed what others could not see.
That’s the role of today’s knowledge worker — researchers, analysts, consultants, editors, coders — people who illuminate problems and help others navigate complexity. They are the flame-holders in a dark cave, or the flashlight in a blacked-out room.
But AI changes that dynamic. Instead of one person carrying a narrow beam, we flip on the switch. The whole cave floods with light. Suddenly, anyone can see, not because they’ve trained to be flame-holders for years, but because the light is there, on demand, as a utility.
Intelligence for Rent
Electricity became a utility. For the most part, we don’t generate our own power; we plug into the grid. AI will follow the same path. For the most part, businesses and individuals won’t need to generatea their own intelligence; they’ll buy it, rent it, or subscribe to it.
Need market research? Legal drafting? Design? Strategy recommendations? Instead of hiring a specialist for every task, you’ll connect to an AI service that delivers expertise instantly, as easily as flipping a light switch.
The barriers to specialized knowledge will fall.
The monopoly of the trained professional will erode. Just as electricity replaced entire classes of manual work, AI will displace countless of intellectual roles. It may create other fields that we can’t yet imagine.
The AI-Industrial Revolution
When electricity came, it didn’t just make old processes faster; it created entirely new industries, from electric appliances to radio broadcasting. AI will most likely do the same. Entire categories of work will emerge:
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Intelligence Orchestration – managing multiple AI systems to achieve complex goals.
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Synthetic Creativity – blending human vision with AI generation to produce art, media, and products.
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Wisdom Engineering – using AI-driven simulations to optimize policy, finance, logistics, and more to make better decisions.
These are the equivalents of the electric appliances, electronic devices, telecommunications, electric vehicles, and so many other industries that didn’t exist before power came to every home and building.
The Light Is On — What Now?
Electricity made life brighter, faster, safer, and more interconnected. AI will make life smarter. The change will be gradual; but it will feel sudden for those who aren’t prepared.
The takeaway is simple:
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AI is not a tool; it is infrastructure.
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Intelligence will be sold like electricity — as a metered service.
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Those who understand how to harness it will lead the next economic wave.
We are leaving the candle era of knowledge work. The light switch is here. The caves are being illuminated.
GPT-5 is here: A Leap Toward Expert-Level Intelligence
On August 7, 2025, OpenAI unveiled GPT‑5, its most advanced AI model to date, promising a smarter, faster, and more capable ChatGPT experience for all users. (AP News)
A PhD-Level Expert in Your Chat Window
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman described GPT‑5 as akin to a “Ph.D.-level expert in anything,” noting its mastery across writing, coding, math, science, and beyond. (The Atlantic) The model emphasizes accessibility and personalized interaction, shaping ChatGPT into an intuitive assistant rather than a mere tool. (The Atlantic)
Smarter, Safer, and More Specialized
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Reduced hallucinations and increased accuracy: GPT‑5 is less prone to making things up. (The Washington Post)
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Superior reasoning: Incorporates visible step-by-step chains of thought, especially useful for complex tasks like programming and math. (The Washington Post)
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Safety advances: Includes features to detect user distress and minimize psychological risks, with healthcare professionals informing its responses. (The Washington Post)
Reduced hallucinations and increased accuracy: GPT‑5 is less prone to making things up. (The Washington Post)
Superior reasoning: Incorporates visible step-by-step chains of thought, especially useful for complex tasks like programming and math. (The Washington Post)
Safety advances: Includes features to detect user distress and minimize psychological risks, with healthcare professionals informing its responses. (The Washington Post)
Personalized, Seamless Experience
OpenAI redesigned ChatGPT so users no longer have to pick models manually. A smart router system dynamically selects the best version, like the “thinking” variant based on task complexity. (The Verge, Wikipedia)
Customization is the new norm:
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Choose from conversational "personalities" like Cynic, Robot, Listener, or Nerd
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Add flair with UI accent colors and enhanced voice interaction modes (The Verge)
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Seamlessly integrate with Gmail and Google Calendar for personalized assistance ($$$ soon available to Pro users) (The Verge)
Who Gets What Access?
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Free users: Access to GPT‑5 with usage limits; after reaching them, the system falls back to a lighter "mini" variant. (CBS News)
Plus subscribers ($20/month): Access to the standard GPT‑5 model with significantly higher usage limits compared to free users. Once you've used up your Plus-tier limits, the system may automatically switch you to GPT‑5 mini—a lighter but still capable fallback—so you can continue your session without interruption.
Pro subscribers ($200/month): Enjoy unlimited access, plus access to enhanced versions like GPT‑5 Pro and GPT‑5 Thinking. (The Washington Post)
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Team, Enterprise, and Education plans: GPT‑5 is the default model; Pro-tier enhancements coming soon. (CBS News)
Free users: Access to GPT‑5 with usage limits; after reaching them, the system falls back to a lighter "mini" variant. (CBS News)
Plus subscribers ($20/month): Access to the standard GPT‑5 model with significantly higher usage limits compared to free users. Once you've used up your Plus-tier limits, the system may automatically switch you to GPT‑5 mini—a lighter but still capable fallback—so you can continue your session without interruption.
Pro subscribers ($200/month): Enjoy unlimited access, plus access to enhanced versions like GPT‑5 Pro and GPT‑5 Thinking. (The Washington Post)
Team, Enterprise, and Education plans: GPT‑5 is the default model; Pro-tier enhancements coming soon. (CBS News)
Industry Buzz and Competitive Landscape
GPT‑5’s rollout positions OpenAI at the forefront of AI progress—dismissing past model confusion and prioritizing usability over complexity. (The Atlantic) That said, competition remains fierce: Google Gemini, Anthropic’s Claude, and Elon Musk’s xAI (with Grok 5 arriving later this year) are all vying for AI supremacy. (The Atlantic)
Bottom Line: GPT-5 sets a new standard. With expert-level performance, smoother reasoning, rich customization, and deeper integration, it transforms ChatGPT into an unmatched AI assistant—and signals a decisive shift toward truly intelligent, personalized AI.
What Is “Trump Derangement Syndrome”?
“Trump Derangement Syndrome” (TDS) is the new political pandemic in the world. Depending on who uses it, it can mean different things:
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For critics of the term, it’s seen as a rhetorical weapon meant to dismiss legitimate concerns about Trump’s policies, behavior, or rhetoric.
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For those who use the term seriously, it refers to an extreme, often emotional reaction—positive or negative—that clouds objective judgment and fuels partisan hostility.
In either framing, the concept points to a broader human problem: when politics becomes tribal, rational thinking can be replaced by reflexive outrage or blind loyalty.
From Trump supporters’ perspective:
Critics are so blinded by dislike for Trump that they oppose anything he does, even if it might be beneficial.
Examples:
Dismissing strong economic indicators as meaningless because Trump is in office.
Assuming every statement he makes is a lie without checking.
Seeing sinister intent in mundane actions.
From Trump critics’ perspective (flipped meaning):
Some use “TDS” ironically or in reverse, to describe Trump loyalists who defend him no matter what he says or does, even if it contradicts his past positions.
Why It’s Controversial
Subjective label: What one person calls “irrational,” another calls “justified outrage.”
Political weapon: Like many catchphrases in modern U.S. politics, it’s often deployed to shut down debate rather than engage in it.
Used by both sides: While originally aimed at Trump opponents, it’s now sometimes used to mock Trump supporters who treat him as beyond criticism.
The Root Cause of TDS: Thinking in Extremes
Extreme political polarization in the United States didn’t start with our President, but his rise has intensified the divide. Social media algorithms, cable news echo chambers, and emotionally charged rhetoric amplify this polarization, leading to:
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Confirmation bias – Seeking only information that supports one’s view.
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Overgeneralization – Viewing the “other side” as a monolith.
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Outrage addiction – Treating politics like a never-ending battle for moral survival.
This climate makes it harder to hold nuanced positions, or even to have civil conversations. It has divided many families and keeps spreading like a viral pandemic.
Enter ChatGPT-5: A Thinking Tool, Not a Partisan Weapon
ChatGPT-5 isn’t a political commentator. It’s a large language model designed to process vast amounts of information, identify patterns, and present balanced perspectives.
Here’s how it can help people avoid the cognitive traps often described as “TDS”:
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Fact-Checking Without the Fury
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Steel-Manning the Other Side
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Breaking the Echo Chamber
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Promoting Nuance Over Outrage
GPT-5 can help separate emotional rhetoric from underlying facts, encouraging cooler, more constructive discussions.
How We All Benefit from Thinking Better
The point isn’t to “cure” one side or the other. The point is to improve the quality of thought across the board. Whether you consider yourself left, right, center, or nowhere, the challenge is to resist mental traps and emotional short circuits.
In an age where hot passions go viral, GPT-5 can be a tool for cool thinking: slowing down, considering evidence, and entertaining complexity before leaping to conclusions.
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