I keep seeing people worry that AI is coming to replace artists. It’s a real fear, and I get it. But I just stumbled across a post from an expert that completely nails why this isn’t the case.
The original poster’s take is refreshingly simple: throughout history, new tools have never destroyed art. They just changed the rules.
Think about it. The creator shared a few awesome examples:
- 📌 We thought cameras would kill painting.
- 📌 We thought synthesizers would kill musicians.
- 📌 We thought the Kindle would kill books.
In every case, the technology didn’t end the art. It just ended a specific workflow, a cost structure, or a gatekeeper. A new wave of creativity always followed.
The expert argues that art isn’t the tool. Art is about intention and taste. AI just shifts the ‘constraint’: it makes the technical part faster.
This is the part that blew my mind:
- ✅ Bad taste with AI = Still bad art. (Just made faster.)
- ✅ Great taste with AI = A new art form. (Also made faster.)
AI won’t make everyone a creative genius, just like calculators didn’t make everyone a mathematician. This LinkedIn creator says it will simply expose who actually has something to say.
If your only advantage was technical skill (the friction), you’re in trouble. But if your real skill is your taste and vision, you’re just getting started.
And for the final mic drop? The author revealed that AI helped write most of the post. Now that’s proving a point.
I think this is a game-changing perspective. Check out the full post from the original poster for the full effect!