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Why can’t the AI-powered kite take every human’s job on Earth?

The struggle over time that pushes people to dream big and break free from stuck beliefs might be the punchline.

Micah Tinklepaugh
3 min readJan 15, 2025
Photo by Rafael Garcin on Unsplash

I wanted to use AI to write about two key parts of a very long history of flying tonight. But it came out super flawless. While it was interesting and more structured than I’d be able to present it, it didn’t feel real. When I checked it, it said, “Yep, this is AI!” So, I’m going to write it myself, using my own thoughts and feelings. Keep reading to the end — I think you’ll laugh when it all comes together! But I will say that having it beside me as an aide helped me piece together where I was and where I was trying to go.

  • I’m sitting in my first Aerospace Engineering class today.
  • I learned that a long time ago, a smart man named Mozi made one of the first kites out of wood, and it helped people learn how to build better ones for fun and important jobs(c. 470–391 BCE)!
  • Lu Ban, a brilliant builder, improved tools and designs like kites and clever building tricks, showing how both used their smarts to help people create amazing things (507–444 BCE).
  • Much, much later (1903), the Wright brothers used kites to practice flying and learn about how air moves…

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Micah Tinklepaugh
Micah Tinklepaugh

Written by Micah Tinklepaugh

Product Designer studying Aerospace Engineering so I can get myself to Mars. No, really.

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