My teenager hated it when I used AI to create art for my business. She taught me the dangers, and now I quit AI for good.
A business owner shares her decision to stop using AI tools after her teenage daughter expressed strong ethical concerns regarding AI-generated art. The author reflects on the lack of human connection in AI content and the importance of artistic integrity.
Why it matters
This highlights the growing generational divide and ethical debate surrounding the adoption of generative AI in creative industries.
The author (right) paints with her daughter (left) now that they have discussed the dangers of AI art. Courtesy of Colleen Wright My teen surprised me with her strong views against AI. Our conversations convinced me to stop creating AI art, then to stop using AI altogether. Now she's helping me learn to watercolor, and our relationship has grown stronger. I'd just spent the morning creating AI images for my online newsletter. They were eye-catching despite my nonexistent art skills. I turned the laptop screen toward my daughter. "What do you think?" I asked. She's a 16-year-old art student considering a career in the arts . I thought she'd be impressed with the whimsical watercolors. Instead, she scrolled through them in silence before facing me, her usual smile gone. "AI art is terrible," she said. Until then, I thought I understood her perspective on AI .
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