Questions 3: The Future of Art

Posted on April 29, 2026 by Charles Yallowitz

I’m worried about the future of art.  If most, or all, forms of art are taken over by A.I. then humanity will lose something.  I mean the publicly shared stuff too.  Many people don’t try to make art as it is because there’s no money in it.  That number will grow because people will grow up not realizing humans can do or be allowed to create such things.  Is this fairly extreme?  Yes, but it isn’t impossible.  Companies and those who care ONLY about money will see A.I. as a way to make art without a pesky artist in the way.  Nobody asking for royalties, fighting over adaptations, or any number of ‘challenges’ a human artist would create for a money-focused being.

The pendulum can always swing back afterwards, but I doubt it would be in my lifetime if it gets this far.  People will have to no longer want A.I. art, but that could be an issue if that’s all there is. Keep in mind that art is what we use to relax.  If we aren’t creating it then we’re absorbing it.  To give up on A.I. art when it is all we are given would mean an entire generation would have to sacrifice multiple forms of relaxation.  That doesn’t seem possible to me, especially since art can be a major tool to handling mental illness.  So, a disaster could feasibly occur.

To be clear, this is if a person has an A.I. do everything with no human influence over the work.  I remember seeing articles about A.I. actors. Why wouldn’t the same be done to authors, painters, directors, clothing designers, cartoonists, and everyone?  We talk a lot about a slippery slope in various situations, but this is one that I find to be much more believable than those.  There are no rules and restrictions on A.I. usage right now.  If the wealthy who can use this to make more money don’t want those things then they aren’t going to be created.  That means those of us who want to do art as a side gig or get into it as a main job will be in trouble.  How does a human compete with an A.I. in terms of speed of production and cost effectiveness?

That’s my opinion.  Here are other questions, which I guess puts it at 6 instead of 3:

  1. What do you think humanity would lose if it only has A.I. art?
  2. What restrictions would you put on A.I. to make sure humans can still make it as artists?
  3. How do you think a generation would be if they grew up being taught that only A.I. can make art?
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About Charles Yallowitz

Charles E. Yallowitz was born, raised, and educated in New York. Then he spent a few years in Florida, realized his fear of alligators, and moved back to the Empire State. When he isn't working hard on his epic fantasy stories, Charles can be found cooking or going on whatever adventure his son has planned for the day. 'Legends of Windemere' is his first series, but it certainly won't be his last.
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20 Responses to Questions 3: The Future of Art

  1. Ionia Froment's avatar Ionia Froment says:
    April 29, 2026 at 11:29 am

    I think it’s more important than ever that we teach kids to be creative the old fashioned way. Get out that clay, those paints, a pen or pencil and dare to be different.

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  2. L. Marie's avatar L. Marie says:
    April 29, 2026 at 1:41 pm
    1. Many people would lose critical thinking skills as well as the breadth of mind and soul. Art widens one’s view of life.
    2. Many publishers have clauses in contracts preventing the use of AI. I’m against AI “art” because of the theft of images that humans made. On Facebook, I’ve seen too many generic AI images: like tiny animals being fed the same carrot or piece of lettuce. The animal is usually in the same position in every image. 😠
    3. There have been articles on the loss of critical thinking among the younger generation. A generation that thinks AI should do everything will be stunted developmentally.

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  3. John W. Howell's avatar John W. Howell says:
    April 29, 2026 at 5:28 pm
    1. What restrictions would you put on A.I. to make sure humans can still make it as artists?
    2. How do you think a generation would be if they grew up being taught that only A.I. can make art?

    If AI were the only ones with art I think human creativity would eventually be lost.

    I would make certain. that all AI art was required to be labelled as such. Of course trying to enforce such a restriction would be almost impossible. How do you throw an AI in jail?

    I think a generation being taught that only AI can make art would produce an underground of artists. I think someone with the artist spirit would figure out how to do it.

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  4. John W. Howell's avatar John W. Howell says:
    April 29, 2026 at 5:55 pm

    Whoops it looks like I did not delete the last tow questions before I published the comment.

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  5. noelleg44's avatar noelleg44 says:
    April 30, 2026 at 10:12 am

    If only AI ‘creates’ art, we lose a part of our humanity. We need to start with the children, allowing them to explore their creativity before letting them anywhere near AI. Any AI art needs to be prominently labeled as such (although how could you enforce that?).

    We are already on that slippery slope!

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  6. DebyFredericks's avatar DebyFredericks says:
    April 30, 2026 at 10:22 am
    1. What do you think humanity would lose if it only has A.I. art? It will increase the already too prevalent idea that art is for children and “real adults” don’t play with paints or markers or the written word. But I don’t think human created arts will disappear completely. No “AI” can replace the drawing your kid or grandkid brings home from school.
    2. What restrictions would you put on A.I. to make sure humans can still make it as artists? A thorny subject. Does and “AI” or corporation selling it have First Amendment rights? We can look at European laws for inspiration, but it still has to fit within what’s left of our constitution. And what about slop being created overseas that is distributed internationally by the Internet?
    3. How do you think a generation would be if they grew up being taught that only A.I. can make art? Angry and rebellious. They will demand the right to draw and write for fun, and continue to seek independent platforms.

    Remember back in the ’90s when Tony Stark wrote a computer worm that instantly destroyed all copies of his designs that had been stolen and used to make weapons? I kind of wish we could do that.

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  7. coldhandboyack's avatar coldhandboyack says:
    April 30, 2026 at 11:02 am

    This one is going to be hard to predict. Historically every gain also creates a loss. We’ve watched the common psyche devolve to more hermit like in the last few decades. I think AI is going to make that even worse. I appreciate the creation of new medical processes and procedures that AI has helped with, but it is really invading all of our personal spaces right now. Artists will still have that yearning, but they might drift into media that is outside AI’s reach currently. We have AI music, stories, and visuals. Maybe clay and sculpting will become more popular. Knitting and other expressive arenas are still there. Some will just keep making art anyway, and I applaud them.

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  8. Jennie's avatar Jennie says:
    May 1, 2026 at 8:02 pm

    Sorry, I’m the optimist here. I live where people make art, all kinds of art, and teach art. There is on AI involved. I think there will always be ‘real’ artists, in spite of AI.

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