'AI is stripping joy from the world': a viral lament on beauty, creativity and doubt in the AI era
AIandDesign · x · 2026-09-09
A widely shared take argues AI is stripping joy from the world: we now ask whether something beautiful is real, the joy of creating and learning is stolen, AI has immersed itself in our lives before we could set parameters, and real creatives' work is devalued. The poster strongly resonates: 'Imagine living life feeling like this.'
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