The Destruction of Art in 2026 - The Dangers of AI

Years and years ago, Artificial Intelligence, also known as AI, was

seen as the future of technology, a breakthrough of science. Now, it’s

seen to be common, easy and convenient. But not everyone should

think that - here’s why.

Back in the early 1900s, rumors and stories of false consciousnesses

and artificial beings that could think for themselves swirled around

the world. Little did those people know, it would actually come to light

- and be much, much greater than they ever dreamed. In the 1940s,

the first programmable digital computer was invented. It was a simple

machine that was based on abstract mathematical reasoning. It was

this device that caused the spiral of wanting to create a new machine,

one that could think for itself...an “electric brain.”

Artificial Intelligence research later began in 1956 at the Dartmouth

College in Hanover, New Hampshire. This research was funded by

millions of US government dollars, hoping to make the small dream a

reality. Many years of research and time was poured into the

experiment. Eventually, billions of dollars were spent to further the

investigation and it grew massively up until the 2000s, when

breakthroughs started taking place.

Image recognition, autonomous systems, and natural language

processing were the first steps in 2002 leading to the AI we know

today. Generative AI debuted in 2017, though not as efficient as it is

today.

Eventually, in 2020, AI was widely accepted and used for image

generation, automating tasks, generating human-like text, and much

more. AI chatbots and GPTs became popular and people began

paying for services such as ChatGPT.

While I’m not here to talk about AI’s use in medical, financial, or

healthcare fields, I am here to talk about the harm it brings to the

artistic world. Photographers, videographers, editors, musicians,

audio engineers, models, and artists of any kind are in danger.

Artificial Intelligence takes everything that is creative and destroys it.

AI lacks the creativity, effort, storytelling ability, and skill that real,

human artists are abundant in. As AI becomes more and more

accessible, people will be driven to use it since it is cheap, efficient,

easy, and quick. Artists and anyone in a creative career will begin to

lose work as AI begins to replace them, giving an easier alternative

than hiring someone to fulfill creative needs. Artists will begin to lose

work and their creative voices in the world. Artificial Intelligence

cannot feel human emotion and therefore cannot produce work that

you can really understand and feel the intent behind - because there

is none. Stylization is non existent with AI - have you ever seen a

creatively stylized generative image?

Not only is this effecting visual arts, but the music and audio side as

well. Several AI “artists” have started uploading music to platforms

such as Spotify or even apps like TikTok or Instagram. Commercials,

sounds, and songs completely generated by AI are now floating

around all over the internet. There are even AI plug ins available for

audio engineers to purchase for mixing and mastering including EQs,

sample managers, deverbs, and even some to add false analogue

warmth.

As the line between real and artificial becomes more and more blurry,

be aware and careful of Artificial Intelligence in your feed. Go out and

support your local artists, head to a local concert, or take an art

class. Do what you can to avoid using Artificial Intelligence.

Supporting human artists contributes positivity and genuine emotion

into society and keeps people free. Freedom to be creative and think

creatively is a very good thing. Human expression may not be

flawless, but it is one of the best ways we can relate and be

compassionate to one another. Creativity is the heartbeat of what it is

to be alive.

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Wikipedia contributors. (2026, January 26). History of artificial intelligence. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_artificial_intelligence