Imagine a student who sits down one morning to make an original painting. They struggle for hours picking the right colors, redoing textures, starting over again when it doesn’t look just right. After a few hours and a lot of effort, they have an original piece they are proud of.
On their way to class they overhear some classmates talking about how they have created a professional looking piece of art using generative AI. For a student who has spent years developing and creating their own craft, this can be very unsettling. If anyone can create an image with a few clicks of a button, what happens to the value of the artist who takes hours or even days to create a similar piece? Is AI replacing the need for good communicators and artists?