As Artificial Intelligence continues to learn and grow, many problems have begun to emerge regarding AI’s use in art. Art is creative, beautiful, and most of all naturally made. We put our work and soul into a message and meaning, building thousands upon thousands of hours into our work. What happens when AI can produce art by the second?

In an interview by the Harvard Gazelle with Ruth Stella Lingford, an independent animator, Lingford states, “Generally speaking, AI does threaten jobs in the animation industry. I’m told that it is already being used in some large studios. But it will also be a collaborator.” In theory, Artificial Intelligence can be a strong mentor and collaborator on projects, making animation faster and checking work. However, it can also have an explicit negative impact. AI can threaten jobs, and the work of artists. AI is beginning to raise questions regarding credibility as work misattributions become more prevalent. For example, a recent scam occurred in which people have been commissioning artists for drafts, then stealing the draft art and using AI to make it into new art or a transformed product to be sold by scammers. This system, along with many other people stealing and posting AI art, threatens the art community. Our work is being stolen and appropriated, and we are no longer seeing the credit or money for it. Artificial Intelligence and art can coexist, but currently, they are failing to. I hope to soon see that AI and human art can work together, rather than compete. However, it will be a long time until this becomes a reality.