There are many aspects to AI but the one I have been thinking about is the impact on creativity. Yes, this may be regarding the end product having no soul as opposed to that made by human hands and imagination. But I think the impact goes further. Taking into account inspiration, artistic processes, creativity, learning, developing and employing a skill as well as the finished piece - what's the effect on the ACTUAL process of human creativity? So, there might be some "imagination" involved in instructing the AI to make something, but skills and actual creativity could, theoretically become redundant and evolve out of us. It might be that the notion of "creativity" and "imagination" change as we evolve from cave art, through to the modern day and beyond. I feel that would be a really sad progression of humanity.
There's something about being creative for its own sake, in its own right. And it's often the process and the learning and the satsfaction. How can one get this by employing AI?
Does anyone have anything to respond with regarding this? Specifically about the process not the end? Am I on my own in considering this?
I think that the things you speak of above can be split into three.
One "class of things" = "imagination, inspiration and creativity" = which I think are buried in someone's soul from the outset, no matter what "inputs" or otherwise, are given. A creative soul will always be creative, no matter what.
Other "class of things" = "artistic processes, learning, skills" = which I think we can loose if we choose not to exercise them. This can occur through either laziness, or AI, or simply not having the time.....I don't think it is special to AI.....unless we let it be?
And the main thing...... = SATISFACTION.
I find that thinking, creating, doing, making, solving, musing and researching.........for myself.......wherever possible....much more satisfying than deferring to a single source - namely AI or via a computer interface - irrespective of whether it is free and/or easier to do 'it' with 'that.'
My brain needs exercise, just like my body needs exercise.
This can occur through either laziness, or AI, or simply not having the time.
Or burnout!!
I just wonder if we may eventually evolve so that creative individuals do not succeed. Or maybe I am catastrophising !! Or maybe it is only seen as a catastrophe in the time and space we exist now.
