
AI doesn’t dim the human spark. I think that the reason so many people assume it will is because they want to believe they themselves are at the pinnacle of creativity and they detest the idea of people who are “beneath them” empowered to realize their own visions without offering compensation to those they have ordained to be “real artists.” (Usually, it’s themselves.) AI can slog through tedious tasks, like cleaning up film edits or drafting rough visuals, freeing us to chase the heart of our work: stories that hit hard, images that stick, sounds that stir, all the while busting through the entitlements so many artists, often ironically elevated beyond their own station by an overinflated market, using tools pioneered and pre-packeged for them, got used to and expected they could rest on their laurels until retirement. Now, a beginner, someone who can’t afford their fees, or doesn’t want to be at the mercy of unsolicited opinions, can spin a film from a laptop and share it with the world, showing art’s doors are open wide, side-stepping an industry that has grown all too self-important. That raw, messy human core is what makes art reflect our lives and stays beyond any algorithm’s reach. By learning AI, we keep it in our hands, choosing how it serves our vision. We can let it fill gaps, speeding up the grind, so we can pour ourselves into what matters.
“Let them sit in their stagnation.”
The world isn’t short on creativity, despite what some claim. AI didn’t cause any slump, and it’s not stifling imagination now. That’s just scapegoating from people who want to keep the thumbscrews on an already dying market. We’re just looking in the wrong places, chasing trends pushed by those who mistake flash for depth. There’s no proof AI threatens tomorrow’s art, how could there be, when we don’t yet know what bold minds will do with it? Art thrives in that uncertainty. Our job is to meet it head-on, tools ready, fear reduced to humility in the face of an unknown future.
As for handcrafted art, again, there’s no evidence that it’s going to go away. It’s still allowed and maybe it’ll incentivize those who pursue it to up their game and push the boundaries of human excellence.
It’s those who are unwilling to sacrifice their own comfort zone, their own ego, their own limited vision, their own laziness, their own self-imposed boundaries who are the real threat to creativity. Let them sit in their stagnation. The library of our existence has only begun to be built. Yes, the frontier isn’t always safe, but remember that we already sit on a bounty because our ancestors dared to explore, adapt, and do more than the limits of what they knew.
I think it is the complexity of AI which tends to confuse some people about its nature but as you say, it is simply a tool and can be used or misused by any given user.