AI and Creatives: Introduction

The Artificial Intelligence spaceship has crash landed. Having travelled from it's far away futuristic planet, it's here to shake things up and it's here to stay. Continuing to make an impact on every industry, it feels like we're stood to one side, watching and waiting to see how this will impact us. (That's my very dramatic take on it anyway).

As I sat down to write this post, there's a shiny 'AI-suggested post topics' button winking at me from my blog page. One click of that little icon and the whole blog post will simply write itself. Easy peasy. I could click on that and go and do something more meaningful like cleaning the bathroom or pairing my socks. So why am I still here typing??

After having reached out to the lovely folk who read my monthly newsletters, I got a lot of feedback that they're worried about how AI will impact the creative industry. I initially started writing this post to calm nerves and ease worries but actually, this topic is much deeper than just the surface level panic. Over the next few blog posts I'm going to have a look at different ways that Artificial Intelligence is having an impact in the creative world in particular and if there's anything we, as creative people can do to feel a bit more in control.

I've taken part in digital detoxing and moving away from many aspects of social media (I'm still partially living under a rock) and I'm fascinated by it all, dipping my toes in from a safe distance. How do you feel about it?

If you work outside of the creative industry I'd love to hear your thoughts on AI and how it's impacting your work. If you're in the creative industry I'd love to hear your burning questions and opinions on this AI topic.