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We made it to the era where AI is officially taking over. We saw it depicted in fiction. We saw it start off as some fuzzy and distant dream. We saw it show undeniable potential. And we saw it turn jobs obsolete. This is where we are now. And you will fall behind if you don’t adopt it too.
It is unfortunate, indeed, how it came to be. With no regard for others’ work in the name of technological advancement. And don’t get me wrong. I am aware and agree that certain sacrifices must be made for great changes to take place. But it doesn’t make it all alright. Not all means to an end are justified. And now, that it has become more and more normalized, there’s not much else to do but embrace it. Just like we went from traditional art to digital art, we’ll go to AI-generated art. And find ways to incorporate it too.
A mind-blowing amount of tools keep coming up, and quickly improving, that are based on AI or integrate AI. You can generate text, images, sounds, and videos - or even strategize and calculate data with it. And quite rapidly, it continues to cover more and more areas that once were a human’s domain. Some are still in denial and argue that its current mistakes and shortcomings are proof that it cannot replace us. But give it time. Soon anything done manually will be considered a luxury or a hobby, like crafts already are thanks to mass-production machines. There may be value in it because a person made it, but it will be competing with cheaper, quicker, and potentially more perfected productions that AI will be capable of delivering.
So are we doomed as artists? No, I wouldn’t say so. You can still make art for the love of art, because you crave doing so as someone with a soul and who withers without it. But certain processes in art making are now facilitated via AI, so it serves to look into them and see how they can accommodate you to finish bigger and better projects. Use AI here and there, but revise, adjust, and compile with your own artistry. And if there is anything you wish to be extra meticulous and precise with, or have it 100% be yours, do it yourself. Nevertheless, you should be transparent about what came from AI and what came from you. Taking credit for what you haven’t done is and looks all sorts of bad.
Will AI ever give back to the artists it took from? Maybe. Maybe not. But you could! Be sure to support (and feature) artists whenever you can. I will.
CREDIT: AI-Generated Examples done on Leonardo.AI
