ClockSpeak Creative

Oktay AKAY1 min read10 Eki 2025

This week on ClockSpeak, Creative Director Oktay Akay shares his take on the question: "Do you see artificial intelligence merely as a production tool, or as a new 'team member' or 'creative partner'? What does the difference mean to you?" 👇

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Do you see artificial intelligence merely as a production tool, or as a new 'team member' or 'creative partner'? What does the difference mean to you?

I see artificial intelligence as a teammate. I bring emotion, intuition and story to the table; it analyses billions of data points and turns them into work.

I come with my instinct, it comes with its speed. I add meaning, it adds possibility. When the two come together the process flows, and in the end good work emerges.

During the process I act as creative director for the artificial intelligence, just as I would for a team member. I find the idea, develop it, it produces, and if it doesn't work I give revisions and it does it again. When we strike the right balance, we make a perfect pair.

After the pandemic, "brainstorming" became a luxury. Artificial intelligence filled that gap: it has no ego, it never says the idea is silly, and it works overtime whenever I need it. Isn't this exactly the ideal teammate described in job postings?

So, for you, is artificial intelligence a tool or a teammate?