Why did we allow AI art to emerge? Why have we let AI, in general, take over our lives?
Have we become lazy? Have we become so dependent on technology that we forget what life was like before AI?
AI isn’t all great; it threatens the jobs of cashiers and fast food workers, who greet customers with, “Welcome to fast food place here, can I take your order?” Moreover, it takes away the humanity in art.
Worst of all, many people seem indifferent and allow this to happen. There are individuals with no skills who are too lazy to learn, and there are those with talent who have given up. They now think they can call themselves artists simply by typing words to generate images, which is not real art.
Why have we fallen so far in terms of creativity? The uniqueness and charm of fast food restaurants and mall stores have become overly simplified, minimalist, and boring as if this is what’s “hip” or “cool” for modern adults. Why is it that as technology improves our lives, our creativity declines? Is it because technology eliminates limitations, causing us to stop using our brains?
Look at what it has cost us: our world feels stale and plain, all in the quest to mimic an Apple store aesthetic. Consider what’s happening at Disney; executives lack creativity, destroying what is good and tarnishing the legacy of Walt and Jim Henson—all for money and the misguided notion of “what the people want.” No, it’s what corporate executives want.
What is their plan? What is their goal? To let technology take over our lives so that everything becomes dull and uninspiring, leaving us to consume, consume, and consume?
I hope that someday the newer generations, including Gen Z and especially Gen Alpha, will have their chance to reignite the creativity and joy we’ve been deprived of. This will serve as a lesson in the history books about the consequences of humanity being stripped of creativity and overly reliant on technology, helping to prevent such a future from happening again.
