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Artificial Intelligence: A Boon or a Threat to Humanity

Artificial Intelligence: A Death of Creativity

In the ongoing journey of human progress, artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as one of the
most remarkable yet debated innovations. Its influence on various areas of life has raised
questions about its impact on the future of work, ethics, and especially creativity. The discussion
around AI’s role in creativity is divided—some fear it signals the end of human ingenuity, while
others believe it will inspire new levels of collaboration between humans and machines. This
essay examines the arguments surrounding AI and creativity, exploring whether AI is the end of
creativity or the beginning of a new, transformed era.

The Evolution of Artificial Intelligence

AI started as an effort to mimic human intelligence in machines, achieving significant progress

over the past decades. From early chess-playing computers to today’s AI generating art, poetry,
and music, machines now perform tasks once thought to require uniquely human creativity.
These developments have sparked concerns that AI could overshadow human creativity,
diminishing the value of human input in traditionally innovative fields.

Fear of Losing Human Creativity

There are valid concerns that AI might stifle creativity. First, AI systems rely on existing data,
and critics worry this dependence could lead to repetitive, uninspired outputs, reducing
originality and diversity in creative works. Second, as AI tools become more advanced, some
fear they might replace humans in creative professions, from graphic design to music
composition. This potential displacement threatens not only jobs but also the unique emotional
and subjective qualities humans bring to art and innovation.

AI as a Partner in Creativity

Despite these fears, many argue that AI does not replace creativity but enhances it. AI can handle
repetitive or time-consuming tasks, freeing creators to focus on conceptual and innovative
aspects of their work. This partnership allows humans and AI to combine their strengths—AI’s
computational abilities with human intuition and emotional depth—opening up new possibilities
in creative fields. For instance, AI can generate draft ideas for music or art, which human
creators can refine and personalize, leading to unique collaborative outputs.

Bridging the Gap Between Humans and AI

While concerns about AI’s impact on creativity are valid, they also present an opportunity to
rethink how humans and machines can work together. Instead of seeing AI as a rival, we can
embrace it as a tool that complements human creativity. In music, for example, AI-generated
compositions can serve as a foundation for human musicians to build upon, blending
technological precision with human emotion. Similarly, in visual arts, AI can produce innovative
designs that inspire human artists to explore new directions.
Ethical and Inclusive Use of AI

As AI becomes a larger part of creative processes, ethical considerations must guide its use.
Ensuring that AI respects copyright, cultural diversity, and fairness is critical. This includes
addressing biases in training data to avoid reinforcing stereotypes or excluding certain
perspectives. Making AI tools accessible to a wide range of creators is equally important to
ensure that their benefits are not limited to a privileged few.

Adapting to an AI-Driven Creative Future

To adapt to an AI-integrated creative world, both education and mindset shifts are essential.
Training programs can help creators use AI tools effectively, while a broader appreciation of
how humans and machines can collaborate will foster acceptance. By teaching future generations
to use AI as a creative partner, we can prepare them to thrive in a rapidly evolving creative
landscape.

A Collaborative Future for Creativity

The integration of AI into creative fields offers immense potential for innovation. As technology
continues to evolve, it will enable new art forms and methods of expression, pushing the
boundaries of creativity. By addressing ethical challenges and embracing collaboration, we can
ensure that creativity thrives in an AI-driven world.

Conclusion: Creativity in the Age of AI

The idea that AI marks the “end of creativity” overlooks its potential to transform and enhance
human innovation. While AI poses challenges to traditional creative roles, it also offers tools that
can amplify human ingenuity. By fostering a collaborative relationship with AI and addressing
ethical concerns, we can navigate the future of creativity with confidence, ensuring a vibrant and
diverse creative landscape where humans and machines work together to shape new artistic
horizons.
Artificial Intelligence: The death of creativity

History unfolds that since the inception of human civilization, society has remained in flux due
to human ideas and inventions. Despite prospects, every society has encountered immense
challenges; nonetheless, modern threats are quite abstruse and ubiquitous. Artificial intelligence
(AI), being the milieu of the modern epoch, is making human existence vulnerable, potentially
diminishing the creativity and imagination of people. Noah Harari, an eminent modern historian,
anticipates that AI will replace individuals in the near future by declaring that the pre-existing
humans will be the last generation, which is driven by human consciousness.

The term artificial intelligence has become an important theme of social discourse for the last
few years; nevertheless, it was first defined by John McCarthy, a computer scientist, in 1956, as
‘machines that can perform tasks that are characteristic of human intelligence.’ In simple words,
AI is an umbrella term that refers to the development and training of a computer system to make
it think and perform various functions, such as decision-making, solving problems, and so forth,
just like human beings. It is not an industry or a particular domain; perhaps it enables various
industries: scientific research, education, manufacturing, defense, politics, culture, etc. Though
AI shares positively in the socio-economic development of society, one cannot overlook the
severity of its incumbent threats. Scientists, policymakers, and philosophers are of the view that
the overdependence and multifaceted influence of AI on modern men are usurping their creative
skills.

People are deemed to be intellectually superior to other creatures for their ability to identify
problems. The emergence of AI, notwithstanding, makes the notion skeptical. Various instances
in the recent past have proved that AI is more accurate and swift than humans in the
identification of problems. AI has predicted the March 2022 up-rises in Sri Lanka, months before
its happenings. Moreover, the US security system, backed by AI technology, has also issued red
alerts before the visit of Nancy Pelosi, the US speaker, to Taiwan in August 2022: the Island
witnessed massive air strikes from the Chinese Air Force later. Moreover, in the health sector, it
helps in figuring out the cause of cancer and the recognition of blindness better than physicians.
These examples indicate that human creativity is at risk when locating any issue or concern due
to the advancement of AI.

Apart from problem identification, AI has also profoundly resolved the concerns. It has been
noticed that the new algorithms have handled the intricacies and trouble that seemed beyond
human potential. For example, in 2016, Google revealed that the cooling system of its central
office, controlled by AI, has reduced the cost by 40 percent compared to the pre-existing system,
created by the best minds in the world. The United Nations anticipates that combating global
warming and the achievement of UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are seeming
realities because of the contribution of AI in policy implementation and better management.
These revolutions are prudently denoting the jeopardization of human imagination.
Research and theoretical approaches have deemed the pivot to materialize human imagination
into reality. Traditionally, scientists and scholars design scientific studies to invent new
technologies and theories. AI has changed the streak: without any due process of observation and
experimentation, computing algorithms inculcate novel products and services. The discovery of
Halicin, an antibiotic, in 2020 with the help of AI has proved a wonder for human beings, as
scientists have yet failed to invent it by conventional means. The reliance on AI tools in research
and development limits the human role in scientific studies. The influence is not only akin to the
field of research but also impedes human creativity in the educational realm.

Human beings have always remained cautious about education because of its indispensable role
in individual and social development. To carry out the needs and demands of the age, authorities
have reformed educational edifice in the past. However, the role of individuals in designing the
curriculum has been subdued; AI has taken over the responsibility. Governments across the
globe are designing their syllabus with the help of AI applications, which are proving more
effective and adaptable. Khan Academy, a non-profit American educational organization, has
successfully introduced AI tutors who have opulent knowledge and interesting methods to grab
students’ attention for various subjects. Moreover, the extensive use of Chat GPT by the students
to complete their assignments and to solve puzzles overwhelmingly circumscribes the human
cognitive potential. These illustrations reflect the ubiquitous role of AI in education,
subsequently making human creativity vulnerable.

Artificial intelligence is also playing a profound role in developing public opinion and political
processes, which have used to be the responsibility of people-political leaders. Novel
technological applications are used to promulgate political manifestations and policy measures;
even the policies and slogans are formulated by digital tools. Data analysis, divisions of
constituencies, evaluation of public pulses and options, and the optimization of political
campaigns are effectively accomplished by the use of AI in modern democracies. America, to
bring transparency and to ensure the right information regarding its 2024 presidential election,
has initiated an AI-driven centralized monitoring system, TrustendInfo2024. Moreover, China
has carried out reforms in its core Communist principles to make the system inclusive for AI
developers. The inundating role of AI in politics is truly subsiding humans’ contribution and
their intellectual share in political maneuvering and policy development.

Economic developments traditionally have remained dependent on the creative abilities of

individuals to control the mode of production and means of production and also look after the
market supply chain. In the contemporary world, however, these responsibilities have been taken
over by the AI industry, owing to its better results and capabilities. Mustafa Suleiman, an AI
developer, anticipates in his seminal work, ‘The Coming Wave’, that the AI industry will control
the market, business operations, and governmental services shortly. It develops an alarming
situation, and the world is quite ambiguous about the role of humans in changing the world, even
though the debate is ubiquitous regarding the obsoleteness of human creativity.
Talking about the security paradigm, AI has almost superseded humans. Novelty in the defense
industry, strategic planning, upgradation of arsenals, and more importantly, narrative building—
an important means of fifth-generation warfare—are primarily controlled by the new tech
industry, which once used to be in the hands of humans. Chris Miller, an American writer, has
raised questions on the growing role of AI in states’ security by deeming microchips as ‘new oil’
in his masterpiece, ‘The Chip War’. The extraordinary developments are vitiating human
wisdom and intellect, denoting that people are zombies in a digital world propelled by lifeless
algorithms. The influence is not only noticed in strategic domains but also in redefining global
economies.

Despite the profound role of AI in the socio-political realm, a school of thought hitherto believes
AI is just a human brilliance, similar to all other inventions, without having any potential to
subside human creativity. It cannot think or create on its own but rather imitate and reorganize
the data and information given by the external source. Noam Chomsky, an eminent modern
philosopher, writes for the ‘New York Times that human minds have great potential to operate
with a limited amount of information. He rebukes AI by calling it ‘plagiarism software’ and a
tool to avoid copyright laws. It is a healthy debate that yet needs to be ascribed; AI can think or
not, but its increasing role in different walks of life has immensely usurped humans’ inputs and
their imagination.

To conclude, the significant contributions of AI in the creation and production of different things
and ideas indicate that it is the death of human ingenuity. Though in its initial stage, AI has
shown wonders in the identification of problems in different sectors and also recommending
plausible solutions to resolve them. Moreover, AI has completely transformed the socio-political,
economic, and security paradigm of the modern era by overlooking the role of humans. Hence, it
is sagacious to say that contemporary society is the age of AI, and its further advancement will
be a potential threat to human creativity.