Art will be the future of humanity in a post-AI world.
I have had a couple conversations about AI this week where my perspective was surprising to others, so I wanted to more broadly share my thoughts to seed more possibilities about the future impact of AI.
Generative AI as it currently exists does very well at creating average output, allowing everybody to access the skill of a common practitioner in any field.
But what it doesn’t do well is innovate, coming up with new possibilities, or connect, understanding a specific person well enough to create something just for them, not for a generic average human being.
Art is the intersection between human connection and innovation, because art is about creating connection between the artist and the audience via an artifact. That points me at art as where AI can support humanity, rather than humans supporting AIs.
I am defining art very broadly here, including content creation, business building, community building, even parenting. Anything that creates a connection between humans can be considered art.
Redirecting humanity from the current late-stage capitalist focus on productivity to sharing and creating art is optimistic, and we are a long way from such a possible future. There will be significant changes and disruptions necessary to manage that transition.
That’s why I wanted to share this possibility and get other people thinking about these questions; how do we build towards this future of sharing and art and community?
Read the longer essay with more examples and explanation at
https://lnkd.in/gkX94TmX