I was thinking about starting a new creative project recently. But then I thought - with how quickly AI is advancing, in just a few years an AI will probably be able to do this in just minutes. So it made me feel kind of apathetic and think, “Why should I bother starting this big project now if an AI could do it for me in a few years?”

I’m curious if others feel this way or if the advancement of AI is making people less motivated to start big, creative projects since the work could just be automated by an AI soon anyways. It could increase apathy and make people feel like “why bother?” Am I overthinking this? Does the possibility of AI taking over certain tasks in the future make you less motivated to start projects and learn new skills? Would love to hear others’ thoughts on this!

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    81 year ago

    A creative person does creative things because they want to create. If you feel like there is no point to being creative just because someone else could “do it better/cheaper/faster,” then I would recommend looking at the reason you want to create. AI “competition” is a non-factor for a person whose reason for being creative is “because I want/like to.”