Has the Rise of AI Slowly Taken Over the Creativity of Humans?

In the 21st century, with advancements in technology, machines can now write, paint, compose music, and even design a complete website. Does this mean that humans are soon going to find themselves out of a job?

Machines against humans have been a lifelong fantasy where the former has the upper hand. But can machines overtake the emotions, messiness, or spontaneity that originate only from human endeavour? Let’s find out.

The More Creative One

Before dwelling on the winner, let us first understand what creativity means.

Creativity is more than just beautiful art forms or witty slogans. It’s a blend of qualities that only humans carry:

Original Thoughts,
Emotional Depth,
Cultural Awareness,

While AI is capable of generating responses much faster and more efficiently than a human, human-based creativity is the outcome of real-life experiences, emotions, memories, attachments, trauma, and other factors. There may be some AI capable of understanding text-based definitions of all emotions, but it is not capable of comprehending emotions. A good question to prove the statement would be:

“Can all judges and juries be replaced by an AI in a court while deciding outcomes of a case?”

Rise of AI in Creative Industries

Writing and Content Creation

In today’s era, AI is used to create content in just seconds. People use it for writing articles for their blogs, and students use it for their homework assignments.

Drawbacks:

Content created by AI does not get ranked by Google’s search engine, so the only way to achieve this is through originality and creative writing, which only humans possess.

Sometimes, these tools give false information, which needs to be cross-checked

Renowned platforms like DALL-E can be used to create visually stunning art forms which can surely outperform any amateur designer. However, these designers can utilise such apps to learn and expand their creative horizons.

Drawbacks:

Again, as with any AI, DALL-E can only create images which are pre-existing or have been taught to it. Hence, overdependence on such apps will kill creativity.
These apps create biased images and also incur high processing expenses.

3. Composing Music
From classical to EDM, people can use AI tools such as Suno and AIVA to compose original musical tracks.

Drawbacks:

Repetition of song structures is a frequent occurrence on Suno.
Vocal generation capabilities are close to nought for AIVA

4. Film and Animation

People have the power to create short reels and animated videos with the help of AI video generators and deepfake videos.
Drawbacks:

This has one of the most severe drawbacks, as people create numerous unethical videos to defame others.
AI-generated videos have become a new-age method for blackmail and conning.

Undeniable Benefits of AI

AI undoubtedly has the upper hand in certain aspects of creative fields.

Speed

AI creations can be generated in mere minutes, saving considerable time compared to humans. You may take days or at least a couple of hours to create an article, but AI generates blogs in minutes.

Financial Effectiveness

Many businesses create ads, templates, and even video scripts with the help of AI, which is comparatively cheaper than hiring a human.

Unbounded Inspiration

AI tools can pull fresh ideas out of their bags in seconds, while our minds can take days, if not weeks, to catch an inspiring idea.

Accessibility

In today’s era, AI is available at the fingertips of every student, teacher, mother, and father who can implement it in their areas and line of work to get the best results.

Can AI Truly Be Creative!?

After considering the undeniable benefits of AI outlined above, one might think they are certainly superior to humans. But here’s the twist:

Artificial intelligence is not capable of thinking; it just calculates the best possible answers.

It is not capable of perceiving feelings such as beauty, anger, or pain.

It is also incapable of drawing inspiration from anywhere (such as nature); it can only mimic taught or already existing patterns

A machine may be able to compose numerous love poems, but it’s unaware of what real heartbreaks feel like! It may advise you to help people in need, but it can never really understand empathy. Only humans do that, and that emotional weight can transform their work into something timeless and unique.

Irreplaceable Spark of Human Creativity
Several creative, heart-touching works that have written history, such as ‘The Diary of Anne Frank’, were not born out of any code. Would the story of Anne Frank be as popular if it were just fiction written by a machine? No, the pain and suffering were empathised with by people only because it was a part of a real teenage girl.

Emotional Connectivity

The emotional connection, as mentioned above, is only possible through the brushstrokes or sentences written by a human.

Cultural Context

In diverse countries, it is humans who can pick up their inspiration from the gust of an eerie wind, the pure beam of sunlight, politics, and even history. It is something that AI fails to grasp.

Risk-Taking Abilities

Humans tend to put their lives, their families, and even their money on the line in pursuit of achieving their goals. On the other hand, AI completely plays it safe, giving advice that usually leads to an ordinary life

Collaboration: Can AI and Humans Work Together!?

There are numerous instances and examples where humans and AI work in tandem. These creative collaborations include:
Writers use AI for research.
Musicians use AI to generate loops or background scores.
Fashion designers use AI to visualise their concepts before giving them physical forms.
And the list goes on. These examples serve as proof of how humans are still in control. ‘AI is not a replacement; it’s a tool.’

Conclusion: Humanity Still Holding the Pen!

As AI continues to evolve, the role it plays in the field of creativity will expand, too! However, machines may be able to replicate what we make, but they can never put in the emotions, stories, or scars that accompany or come only with human experience. So grab your brushes and pens to share your part of the story, which any AI can never put to voice.