The Balance Paradox: How Over-Relying on AI Is Slowly Killing Human Creativity

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a capability of machines to perform tasks such as problem solving, critical reasoning, and analytical thinking that would have been done by humans. Artificial intelligence searches the web in a few seconds, gathers certain information, and presents the analyzed data without much intervention from a human. In this revolution, AI has been of immense benefit to different sectors—health, art, technology, commerce, etc.—and it's gradually evolving into every sector as they're built and upgraded to learn how humans behave. There's no doubt artificial intelligence has come to stay as humans desire ease in their day-to-day activities.

However, artificial intelligence isn't the problem of humans; how much humans depend on it for their day-to-day activities becomes the contingency. High dependence on artificial intelligence may pose a future risk to the future of professionals in the field and the kind of graduates the nation celebrates. Just as humans are imperfect, artificial intelligence is not completely free from error. Their data are gotten from human-written contents and are not entirely free from errors. If humans trust highly in artificial intelligence, over time people lose confidence in their ability to think and create unique content on their own.

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The true potential of AI lies in its ability to amplify human creativity and ingenuity... it’s not about replacing human intelligence, but augmenting it."
— Ginni Rometty, Former CEO & Executive Chairman of IBM

If AI becomes the confidence of men, then we are doomed. It not only affects the present generation but would also affect future generations who learn in an environment that does not promote human creativity. While many may celebrate the ease that comes with getting tasks done that would have taken days to be completed in seconds, the effect of overdependency poses more risk. Job applicants will use AI to create perfect CVs, write cover letters, and design portfolios only to be deficient in practical knowledge on the job.

Imagine a doctor who relies on artificial intelligence to get answers for certain diagnoses or procedures, an engineer who needs the help of artificial intelligence to lay bricks, or a pilot who desires the intervention of artificial intelligence to fly a plane. This scenario would tell much about the well-being of the society and its people. While it's easy for users, it also has a negative impact on society. Trust would rarely exist as errors creep into our day-to-day activities, and the nation will also produce people who rely heavily on data provided by artificial intelligence and machines.

In every system, balance is important. Humans may be too slow if we depend entirely on our creativity to perform all tasks. When artificial intelligence is overused, humans also lose their creative abilities, and it will gradually have a negative impact on people and society as a whole. Whatever is artificial does not have absolute realness, and whatever isn't a machine cannot be fast. The two are needed to keep a balance in speed and realness. When any is too dependent on, it poses a negative effect and affects human creativity gradually until humans lose their confidence in their ability compared to machines.