I know about all the predictions for AI, but....
Would you want to look at a Sistine Chapel created by AI? Is it the perfection of the execution that inspires awe, or the human element? It is not the beautiful ceiling tourists flock to see. It is Michelangelo's inspiration, his pathos that moves us.
I think AI could easily simulate a work by Borges, but we don't appreciate Borges because he writes about labyrinths and eternal libraries. We read them because hewrote them, because we see his mind through his words.
Furniture has been machine made for decades. Still, we pay a premium for the handmade.
I'm old, and maybe my opinion will be written off as the opinion of someone from a lost generation. But I don't think so. Humans are social animals. We need to connect with other humans. Art is one way we do that.
Keep writing !!!
There is this indescribable magic spark in certain creative works that I'd hope AI will have a difficult time replicating. The spark is almost like a glimpse into a different realm. As a writer, tapping into this has been amazing experience. When it happens it feels almost like I'm just a channel for it.
I think human-created creative works and handcrafted things will remain a niche luxury into the next century but the audiences/customer base will shrink which will make it tougher for creatives to succeed. A lot of the aesthetics of the new world will be virtual/digital overlays, projected on lenses that we look out of. We'll be able to choose, individually, any theme we like (almost like mobile phone wallpaper) and will be able to be changed based on mood.
Above is a fairly widely accepted timeline of when AI will impact certain jobs. It may happen sooner, or possibly later if governments step in to delay the transition but I doubt that will happen since industry has such influence in most governments.
It's important for those of us from the older generations to voice our opinions now. Words of caution are a valuable counterbalance.
Thank yoU! I'll definitely keep writing in some way, shape, or form. : )