Why I don't fit in the AI art debate
Lately, I’ve been thinking more about why some artists hate AI. The conversation is always the same something about ethics, job security, artistic integrity. I get it. AI is changing the game, and some people don’t like that.
What I don’t get is the absolute refusal to adapt. Every time technology advances, there’s a group of people who act like it’s the end of the world. Photography was supposed to kill painting. Digital art was supposed to be cheating. Now, AI is the big villain. The difference is that instead of trying to work with it, a huge chunk of artists have decided to dig their heels in and demand that the world stop changing around them.
Half of the chronically online ones are drawing the same furry OC in a slightly different color for the hundredth time and acting like they’ve been personally wronged because a machine can do it faster. They’re not mad that AI exists. They’re mad that they aren’t the only ones who get to create anymore.
I’m just okay at drawing and don't really enjoy it. I never really learned how to code from scratch or enjoy it. My talents are in different areas - things I do enjoy, like videography and production. I can see big pictures and AI has finally given me the power to make things I never could before. That doesn’t mean I just press a button and call it a day. I still have to "know what I’m doing." There’s a huge gap between someone randomly generating AI slop and someone who actually has a vision and understands how to use the tools properly.
I’ve been using Cursor, Claude, and Grok 3 for coding, Dali with photoshop edits for assets, and Suno AI for music to build my own game. Without these tools, it would be an impossible mountain to climb working a 9-5 job for a meager government salary. Instead of sitting on a pile of ideas with no way to execute them, I’m actually making things.
People act like AI is a shortcut, but what if you were never even able to get on the track in the first place? This isn’t about replacing artists. It’s about letting more people create. The people with talent and vision are still going to stand out. The ones who don’t have either? That’s their problem.
If you don’t want to use AI, fine. Keep doing your thing. But don’t sit around crying about how art is ruined while thousands of new creators are out here making things. The world isn’t going back to the way it was. The only choice is to move forward.
I don’t know where this conversation is going, but I know one thing: I’m not stopping. I’m going to keep making what I want, how I want.