Do Not Drown in the Flood of AI-Generated Content

Why I dove into AI

I play with AI, converse with it, and share my learnings and discoveries daily, but that does not mean I am praising AI. It is simply the newest industry since the internet industry, and it is certain that the future world will not be able to function without AI.

If I have to face AI sooner or later, I decided to dive in now to ride the wave of dimensional ascension before the AI divide widens, rather than trying to climb a steep cliff later.

The appeal of AI and the sense of discomfort I felt

While I feel the appeal of AI and want to discover more, I also continue to pay attention to the darkness that is born alongside the light. For example, anyone can easily imagine that the internet, chemical seasonings, and additives cannot be described solely by their innovation or convenience that overturns common sense up to that point.
That is why I intend to remain in a neutral position, and furthermore, I am interested in the "humanity" and "co-creation with AI" that are called into question precisely in the AI era.

However, now, too many "AI-generated products" are flowing in as if it were natural. Many of them are not only flavorless, but sometimes even evoke a sense of disgust——

Where on earth does this disgust come from?
Touching someone's work is likely a desire to "touch the expression of that person's inner self." Perhaps the reason it is disappointing is that even though you wanted to satisfy that desire, the moment you realize it is an AI-generated product, you feel betrayed.

Why is that?
Because it didn't take a surprisingly long time to create?
Certainly, if the seemingly magnificent image or text in front of me was created in a matter of seconds or a very short time, I would still feel a sense of emptiness.
After all, I want to think about the process, don't I?

But I don't think this is the essence. Because the value of a work of art is not determined by the time spent on it.

The era of co-creation with AI has begun

So, is using AI cheating?
I want to say that this is also no. It goes without saying that even in the past, not all creations were made entirely solo.
Besides, whether there was intelligence or not, there were times when we borrowed the power of machines, and at the very least, I can accept the positioning of "one of the team members."

Then, what is it?
By the way, for my writing, I brainstorm, consult on structure, polish, and perform final checks together with AI. Sometimes I have it write a draft, but my style is to carefully refine it with my own hands and senses after that.
This is a slight digression, but there are times when I am troubled when AI suggests a particularly sharp expression. I want it to well up from within me, so I cannot adopt it as is.

Therefore, I leave it to you whether it resonates with the reader, but as the author, I have no slight discrepancy or discomfort in the fact that the completed text is my own.

"The desire to touch you" and the feeling of being betrayed

On the other hand, as of April 2025, I feel that there is still a lot that smells like AI.
I am sure I am not the only one who has become somewhat weary of it.

Observing various things, I gradually began to think that it might be because the part about "how much the author's inner self and sensibility are reflected" is weak.

If it is a text for information transmission, I think clarity and accuracy are everything in a sense. However, from essays and columns that require sensibility, to SNS posts, newsletters, and even commercial texts like LPs——
I feel that a certain indescribable sense of dissatisfaction remains after reading things that were written by AI and released to the world without being fully polished at the end.

Have you ever felt that way too?

Isn't this unspoken discomfort a feeling of being betrayed, like "I wanted to touch you through your work, but it's AI?"

Not everyone is looking for the same thing

Of course, there is a possibility that the person themselves is not aiming for that much in the first place. It is that person's freedom to post casually, but as an ego on the viewing side, I think this desire is natural.

"Something" that dwells in expression

Actually, I sometimes feel a similar sensation with AI-generated image "works."

In art, the viewer's emotions are stirred by the intention put into that expression——whether it is empathy or repulsion.
The reason emotions are stirred is because "something" dwells there.
I myself do not deny the emotions I naturally feel as a viewer.
On the other hand, creation is inherently free from anything and anyone, which is unshakable.

AI-generated images are created instantly.
Therefore, when I witness it surpassing human power, there are times when a feeling akin to fear arises.

Whether it takes the form of a "work" or not, it should not be denied by the viewer's fear or ego. And yet, it feels somewhat empty, and somehow difficult to accept as a creation——

Isn't it because we sense that "something that looks like it" is being created and mass-consumed without the user's thoughts or intentions being present?

The intervention of AI is essentially irrelevant to the establishment of a work. Even until now, humans have always created with someone or something.
However, no matter what the means, to make a work a work,
You need to weave in your intentions and stories as an expresser——as a "creator."

I have used the word "work" here for convenience, but what I feel uncomfortable with is not the form of expression——
It is the single point of whether that person's intentions and thoughts are included in it.

In the midst of an overflow of AI-generated content, how shall we live?

In the future, AI-like generated content will likely increase rapidly—no, explode—for some time to come. (And beyond that, indistinguishably sophisticated generated content will surely begin to mix in quietly and in massive quantities.)

Already, prompts that easily create plausible-sounding text and images are being scattered everywhere, and newsletters and blog posts generated in an instant, touted as "efficiency! miraculous!", will overflow even more than they do now. Just thinking about it makes me feel like I'm getting food poisoning.

It is only a prediction, but don't you think it is a realistic future?

Precisely because of such a future, I want to cherish, protect, and nurture the nuances of the human heart, our rich sensibilities, and our inherent
life energy more than ever.
Whether we are on the creating side or the viewing side.

I want to value the "trembling" of our human hearts and physical sensations.

What will you choose, and how will you live?

If something resonates with you, your support through likes and comments would truly be an encouragement.

▼ Another perspective from the "Quiet Fanfare" series
(These are independent articles, but reading them together makes the philosophy emerge more three-dimensionally. The magazine compiles these three works.)

▼ A practical "solution" seen beyond contemplation
(This is an essay you can enjoy on its own, but for those who wish to savor it more deeply, I recommend reading it after "Quiet Fanfare".) The article is
here.