Creative workers on the impact of AI on their work

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Creative workers on the impact of AI on their work

By bbc.com
Publication Date: 2025-12-07 06:30:00

Ben Schofield,Political Correspondent, BBC EastAnd

Andrew Sinclair,Political Editor, BBC East

Andrew Sinclair/BBC Aisha Belarbi sits at a desk and turns to look directly into the camera. She wears a black leather jacket and a dark gray turtleneck sweater underneath. She holds a tablet computer in her left hand. She smiles even though her teeth are not visible. Her straight dark brown hair is parted in the middle of her head and falls down to her shoulders. On the right side of the picture there is a large window through which bright sunlight shines into the room. There is a lamp on the desk and you can see the large green leaves of a houseplant growing from the desk to the window. Andrew Sinclair/BBC

Artist Aisha Belarbi no longer relies on commissions as her main source of income

Artificial intelligence can produce lifelike images and videos as well as human-looking fonts.

But according to researchers, more than two-thirds of workers in the creative industries believe AI has undermined their job security.

Half of novelists fear AI could replace them.

What are the experiences of an artist, videographer, musician and lyricist?

Andrew Sinclair/BBC A tablet computer on a desk. It is held by a person's left hand while their right hand holds a white digital pen that they use to draw on the screen. The picture drawn is a group of animals. These are sketched line drawings. One of the creatures on the screen looks happy, while a big cat-type animal looks quite wild. The person drawing is wearing a black leather jacket. Andrew Sinclair/BBC

Aisha creates digital art but says AI means “people can just create whatever they want”

“I really hate AI,” says Aisha Belarbi, a 22-year-old “fur artist” from Norwich.

“It really goes against everything I do.”

She creates furry art – animals with human characteristics – using traditional and digital methods, such as a tablet computer.

Generative AI that uses text prompts to create images, videos, and…

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