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University of Geneva professor François Fleuret argues generative AI cannot replicate Jony Ive's forward-looking Ferrari designs

Academic Michael Bronstein called comparing Ive to GPT blasphemy.

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OPFrançois Fleuret#331François Fleuret@FRANCOISFLEURET

People appreciate design invented by [real] designers 10 years earlier, the necessary time for it to be assimilated as an aesthetic norm. Jony Ive is not speaking the "established" grammar of Ferrari, he is not a GPT trained on 80 years of Ferrari design, he draws the future.

1:44 PM · May 26, 2026 View on X
REPLYMichael Bronstein#199Michael Bronstein@MMBRONSTEIN

@francoisfleuret It is a blasphemy

François FleuretFrançois Fleuret@francoisfleuret

People appreciate design invented by [real] designers 10 years earlier, the necessary time for it to be assimilated as an aesthetic norm. Jony Ive is not speaking the "established" grammar of Ferrari, he is not a GPT trained on 80 years of Ferrari design, he draws the future.

8:44 PM · May 26, 2026 · 2.2K Views
9:25 PM · May 26, 2026 · 298 Views
REPLYFrançois Fleuret#331François Fleuret@FRANCOISFLEURET

@mmbronstein Reactionary forces will not stop progress, Michael.

Michael BronsteinMichael Bronstein@mmbronstein

@francoisfleuret It is a blasphemy

9:25 PM · May 26, 2026 · 298 Views
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