“AI is not the enemy. Our lack of nuance is”: Liz Seabrook on what’s next for creatives

As I was scrolling through the spiritual vacuum of Instagram the other day, I paused at a Creative Review story about It’s Archie, a talent agency with a shiny new roster of artists working exclusively with AI. As a freelance photographer, I was of course fascinated. The quotes pointed to changes in photography and, most importantly, the fact that AI is not self-governing; Artists use it to bring their visions to life.

In the comments section, a fellow photographer exclaimed, “So boring,” while another brought up the topic of plagiarism. A number of other people called out Creative Review for platforming such, to put it another way, creatively bankrupt sloppiness. Some even went so far as to claim they were “unfollowing.” I for one was frustrated, and not for the first time. Here’s my attempt to explain why these comments upset me.

The problem with calling it “boring.”

First, have we learned nothing at all from burying our heads in the sand? Do you know your…