From DIY To "Do It For You": How Agentic AI Can Redefine Creative Work

5th January 2026

Thought Leadership

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Thought Leadership

5th January 2026

From DIY To "Do It For You": How Agentic AI Can Redefine Creative Work

For more than a decade, accessible digital tools have have provided a boost to “do-it-yourself” creativity, expanding who can create.

Today, agentic AI promises to multiply our creative capacities even further, moving AI from simple tools to multifaceted teammates as we enter the “do it for you” era.

Read more about agentic AI’s potential to increase the time creatives spend on orchestration and creative direction rather than execution in Neeraj Gulati’s latest piece with the Forbes Technology Council.

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Chief AI Officer

Neeraj Gulati.

Neeraj Gulati is the Chief AI Officer at Monotype, one of the largest providers of typography, technology, and expertise. In this role, Neeraj leads the mission of harnessing the immense potential of AI for Monotype’s customers, suppliers and the company’s operations at large.