AI can make things fast. You can ask it to write stories, make pictures, or even music. It does it in seconds. That can be useful, but kind of weird too. People are starting to ask if the work that AI makes can really belong to the person who used it. I’m not sure I have a perfect answer, but this is what I think.
To me, creating something means putting your own effort into it. When I make stuff in school, I choose what happens. Even if its not good, at least I made it myself. That feels more real. But if I ask AI to make it, I didn’t really do much. I just typed what I wanted and let the computer do the rest. I did personally do this before on a blog post which I have to redo. It doesn’t feel like it’s mine.
AI can be helpful though. I think it’s fine when people use AI to help with small things like grammar or spelling. I use grammarly alot in school. AI can even give ideas when you don’t know where to start. That’s using it like a tool. For example, when I use a calculator, I still have to understand how the problem works. The calculator just helps you check your numbers. I think AI should be like that. It should help, not replace the person doing the work.
AI gets its ideas from different stuff. It doesn’t come up with new stuff itself. It learns by looking at alot of art, writing, and music people made already. Then it mixes that stuff together to make something new. So even when it looks like AI created something original, it’s really made from other people’s work. That’s kind of like copying the notes from a friend and changing them a little-it’s not totally your own idea.
Another thing is that AI doesn’t think or feel anything. It doesn’t really understand what it’s creating. People do. We create based on thoughts, and memories. That’s what makes our work different. When AI makes something, there’s no meaning behind it unless a person gives it one. That’s why I think the human part is the part that matters the most.
If someone uses AI to make art or writing, I think it can still be partly theirs if they gave it a very specific prompt and changed stuff to what they wanted. But if a person just types a sentence and takes whatever the AI spits out, then they didn’t really create it. They just told the computer what to do. To me, the more choices you make, the more yours it is.
I think AI is really helpful, but it can’t replace what people make on their own. It’s good for help, not for doing everything. The best stuff comes when people use their own thoughts. Even if the work isn’t good, it’s from them. AI can’t do that. It’s just guessing what looks right based on data.
So my answer is yes and no. Something can be yours if you tell the AI to ask you questions about something like a blog post you want to write, give it your idea, and make changes. But if it does everything, then it’s not yours. It’s like stealing a joke from a friend.
Sources
https://harvardlawreview.org/print/vol-138/artificial-intelligence-and-the-creative-double-bind