Generative AI can now create photorealistic portraits, imagined landscapes and synthetic scenes that never existed, prompting concerns that photography – the art form most vulnerable to automation – may see routine tasks such as stock, portrait and product imaging increasingly handled by machines.
UNESCO scholar Ahmed Elgammal draws a parallel with the 19th‑century advent of photography, noting that while the new medium was once seen as a threat to painting, it eventually birthed its own movements; similarly, AI could usher in a new creative era but does not eliminate the need for human artistic intention.
Interalia magazine stresses that art requires consciousness, emotional experience and the capacity to communicate an inner world, qualities machines do not possess. Without a subjective perspective, AI‑generated images remain visual outputs rather than works that convey the human condition.
An opinion piece in Standard Media reflects on a recent conference at Dayster University centred on responsible AI, where the author explored the Narrative Transformation Model. The piece underscores that AI may augment creative processes but cannot replace the narrative and transformative aspects of human creativity.
Across the sources, a common view emerges: AI expands the toolkit for artists, offering unprecedented possibilities beyond the limits of a camera lens, yet the essence of art – intention, meaning and emotional resonance – continues to depend on human creators.
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