by Pharrah Lowther
Recently, the use of AI has skyrocketed. It is used for image generating, poetry, composing music, and in extreme cases, even directing movies. These new tools allow anyone to make something to generate content quicker than ever before, with little to no experience needed. While this sounds good in concept, and has been used for good, it raises the question: is AI allowing for more creativity, or diluting it?
AI-created content is unavoidable, yet it isn’t the technology that’s dangerous, it’s the people and how we use it. If artists rely on AI as a crutch instead of a tool, then creativity will suffer. However, if AI is used as an assistant, helping to hone ideas, speed up workflow, or break creative blocks, it can enhance innovation rather than replace it.
Art is not about output, but the process and self-expression. As long as we continue to value those things, AI can never really kill creativity. Rather, it gives us the chance to rethink what art really means in a time of automation.