AI’s challenges in the creative industry

The difference is in artistic originality

Some artists like Abdul Hafiz Abdul Rahman appreciate the ability of AI to generate initial ideas and concepts for them. But the overreliance on AI, says the Malaysian creative who also goes by his moniker Katun, could stifle an artist’s creativity. “You will spoil yourself and won’t want to think anymore,” he says. “As long as you recognise that AI is a tool that helps you stay creative, I don’t see any harm in using it.”

He thinks the creativity an artist pours into the piece will set their work apart from those generated by AI. “When I paint, I implant things from my memory into my art, which makes it personal,” he says, adding that it imbues his art with a “soul” and makes it feel “alive”.

On the other hand, he says that because the works that genAI [tools] produce are just copies and recompilations of other…