I was thinking about starting a new creative project recently. But then I thought - with how quickly AI is advancing, in just a few years an AI will probably be able to do this in just minutes. So it made me feel kind of apathetic and think, “Why should I bother starting this big project now if an AI could do it for me in a few years?”
I’m curious if others feel this way or if the advancement of AI is making people less motivated to start big, creative projects since the work could just be automated by an AI soon anyways. It could increase apathy and make people feel like “why bother?” Am I overthinking this? Does the possibility of AI taking over certain tasks in the future make you less motivated to start projects and learn new skills? Would love to hear others’ thoughts on this!
The machine doesn’t create anything of value on its own. It’s a power tool. You can automate aspects of creativity, but ultimately all art is the study of choice. What you choose to make, how and why, that is the more worthy aspect. If a movie has something predictable and cheap in the story, I don’t care how well it was acted or how fancy the effects were. It will still be a bad movie.
AI only makes it less effortful to generate creative output. Using AI or not is just another choice to evaluate as part of your creative work. What does that choice mean to you? Make that choice deliberately as part of your vision, and you will have done well.