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AI can do plenty — but it could never replicate the genius of America’s founders

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11.08.2026

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AI can do plenty — but it could never replicate the genius of America’s founders

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It’s artificial brain drain

I am not so dumb that I don’t know the value and potential of Artificial Intelligence.

BUT: I also know the value of the real deal . . . human thinking, creativity and ingenuity . . . American “Know-How.”

The genius of Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Edison, Steve Jobs. The boldness of the Wright Brothers. (Kindly notice the oversight. I did not include myself.) Martin Luther King Jr., Ford, Singer, Whitney, Morse, Colt, Eastman, Goodyear.

How about the talent, smarts, ability, know-how of our US astronauts . . . up to the moon without a loo.

The inspiration and strategic genius of Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Roosevelt, Ronald Reagan, George Washington. Forget de Blasio. OK, so even if we overlook Joe and Jill chugging up Biden hill — we’re not! talking battery-operated types. Also note not even that oy! — Charlie McCarthy of Washington — Adam BullSchiff.

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