In an era where AI tools are becoming part of everyday life — as assistants for writing, idea generation, proofreading, and communication — it opens up efficiency, flexibility, and quick solutions. But with speed and convenience comes a price: the human, the imperfect, the fragile — what gives depth to art and thought — can be faded.
The silent weakening: mental fatigue and creative exhaustion
Research shows that reliance on AI assistance can lead to what is called “cognitive fatigue” or “AI fatigue.” When the brain is increasingly left to algorithms — to formulate, structure, analyze — the brain's own activity, memory, and ability for original thinking are reduced.
It's as if creativity is being eroded: not necessarily in the form of total stagnation, but in the form of dilution, homogenization, loss of variety and personal voice.
When art becomes a shortcut — and originality a commodity
AI promises to make art and language accessible to all, to democratize creative production. It sounds liberal — but the risk is that art loses its jagged edges, its uncertainty, its mistakes, and its humanity. What was once a process of doubt, error, revision, and reinvention now becomes a rapid generator.
According to critics and practitioners, AI is not an enemy — it is mediocrity that is the enemy. When we let the machine dictate tone, word choice, rhythm — we risk losing the “soul” of the writing. What makes a work authentic is often the uneven, the dangerous, the personal — not the polished surfaces of perfection.
The necessary resistance: calm, slowness, human hand
But there is a countercurrent. A resistance to the generic, the polished, the automated. The analog, the handwritten, the slow — it can become a choice. To write with pen and paper. To let ideas grow at the pace of time. To make room for doubt, for error, for uncertainty, for reflection.
To choose to retain ownership of one's voice. To invest attention, time, and soul into what one creates. To use AI — if one uses it — with caution, as a tool, not an overriding authority.
A showdown — not with technology, but with habit
This isn't about demonizing AI. It's about recognizing that addiction can make us lazy. That automation can erase what makes us unique. That speed can undermine depth.
Ultimately, it's a matter of choice: Do we want convenience and speed — or presence, depth, and human authenticity? Do we want to let the machine's voice take over — or preserve our own.
