AI can aid creative process but can’t replace human touch, says art school dean

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) can help streamline workflows for creatives, but the human touch is essential for fundamentals like design theory and conceptualization, according to the dean of a top art school.

- Beatriz Marie D. Cruz

“AI has definitely become a tool to go from point A to point B in the design process, but the final output should still be the students’ own. It can’t be taken directly from the AI and then submitted to the client or teacher,” Maria Sharon M. Arriola, dean at the School of New Media Arts at the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde, told BusinessWorld last week.

“AI can polish and organize your thoughts, but the main idea is still yours.”

She added that AI can’t teach students key skills, like composition, color theory, and basic art principles.