Climate (AI)ction
I have been hoping to write about design, the environment, and science fiction for quite a long while, and the recent explosion of AI in our design software and daily life has provided an immediate opportunity to do so. So, thank you science.
After reading countless articles about industry adoption of AI, it is quite clear that Artificial Intelligence is a tool that is here to stay. From a design industry perspective, AI is now being deployed in all forms of creative software from Adobe to Figma. In fact, AI has been very present in our creative toolbox for years aiding us in better photography on our smartphones, helping to correct our grammar, voice-to-text, and more. With recent launches of powerful AI tools like ChatGPT (OpenAI), Dall-e (OpenAI), Midjourney, Adobe Firefly, Diagram, and Galileo countless concerned conversations around how AI will harm or help design and designers are prevalent at conferences, classrooms, and studios.
- Will AI replace designers? Will the design process become devalued?
- Will how fast something is created be more important than a good idea?
- Is it ethical to use AI image creators as they appropriate copyrighted work?
- How can we ethically teach design with AI?
The answers to these questions are still unfolding as we gradually use these new tools, however…
