3 years of data. 1 finding that ties it together: AI raised the bar for creativity. Creative Intelligence 2026 is live.

Hey X, this one is special, @contralabs looking for a Head of Creative to push the boundaries of what's possible. This is an opportunity to create things that have never been made before setting the bar for frontier AI capabilities. You will collaborate directly with me and our research team to create one-of-one digital experiences that demonstrate the true capabilities of frontier AI models. Location: SF or NY. Comp: $180K - $250K + equity DM me for job listing or if you have a referral! PS. you will help us make creative assets, sites and repots like the ones below

hey x, its that time again @contralabs is hiring Researchers in SF/NY that are interested in making AI supercharge (not replace) creativity. You will collaborate on cutting edge projects directly with frontier labs and researchers that impact the tools and models creatives use every single day. If this is you, please DM or tag someone who could be interested!

Big things are happening at @contralabs , and now's a great time to get in early ✨ We're growing and looking for more Researchers + Strategic Projects Leads to join us in SF and NY. Come build with us!

Amazing report by @contra

Higgsfield is now the fastest-growing skill freelancers get hired for. We are #1 on Contra’s Creative Intelligence 2026 list of the fastest-growing AI skills, with 25x growth from H1 2025 to H1 2026. My bet: within next 6 months, the most in-demand creative is the one who can take an idea all the way to a finished campaign. That’s why we built Higgsfield Katana, powered by Claude Motion. Give it a brief or your raw footage, and it hands back a finished edit, including the shots you never filmed. The next studio is one person with Higgsfield.

There will only be two roles for designers. product people: make things you click on brand people: make things you swipe on

I’ve been researching creators for many years now and the theme of the moment is FOMO: Am I using the right tools? Am I being left behind? There is *a lot* of coverage about new models and features, but very little work being done to make sense of what’s already here. I very much believe that the work of helping the community understand these tools is just as important as building them. So, major kudos to @contralabs for pioneering this research and sharing it for free. Most people will take this type of data for granted but these glimpses of what’s actually happening across tools/companies/models allow us to see the entire board and will inform very important decisions for those who are paying attention.

Some lil thoughts on AI for the @contra report: It’s the golden age for creative ambition, if we want it to be. We can explore bigger ideas, across more mediums, quicker, with less friction. Speed gives us bandwidth. My hope is we use it to go wider, push ideas further, and make more interesting things together. ✌️

my prediction: "brand engineer" becomes the most sought after creative role in 2026 shared a bit of my thinking as a part of @contra 's new Creative Intelligence report (dope website btw)

damn this report is gold - if you're using ai for creative work this is the blueprint you want, my top highlights: - claude ranks #1 for any kind of website development (2.3x cursor), codex doesn't even make top 7 models lol - video generation: google veo #1, followed closely by kling and higgsfield - suno dominates with almost 50% of music gen for creatives - GPT ranks #1 for images a final observation - while adoption of ai tools is at all-time highs (70%), actual earned rev for the work is low (14%) my bet is this gap will close majorly over next 12 months as these models improve dramatically

2028: > Be a creative. > Get asked what you do. > Designer. > Filmmaker. > Animator. > Prompt engineer. > AI creative director. > “So what’s your job title?” > Yes.

my thoughts on creative intelligence rn 👇

Big up @contra this is dope work (and a pretty site ;)

Contra Labs just published one of the largest studies on how creatives are adopting and responding to AI. AI adoption is now widespread across all types of creatives and cost is the greatest barrier.

This is perhaps one if not the most surprising finding out of the new Creative Intelligence 2026 report from Contra. 150k creatives surveyed. The most used image gen tool, ChatGPT with quite a massive lead on Midjourney. The report is full of goodies, and If you are a creative, its your duty to do and explore it. If you are an operator or VC, it's also your duty to get the pulse on this. There are some profound things hiding in this report.

some thoughts on AI's role in design workflows. big fan of what @contralabs are building!

Great to share Jitter’s perspective on the future of AI and creative tools in Contra’s latest report. Thanks to the @contra team for having me!

Dude, hats off to @contra. This is their Creative Intelligence report built on its survey and marketplace data. Contra puts AI adoption at over 70%. By experience level: - Juniors 71.1% - Mid-level 70.7% - Seniors 69.8% (breakdown in thread)

@contralabs_ai is now @contralabs 🎉