As AI gets better at making beautiful images, what sets creators apart is their personal experience and perspective. The speaker argues students need to develop a creative identity that explains why their work matters to them, not just build a portfolio that looks impressive.
The more powerful AI becomes, the more valuable personal experience becomes. Because when everyone can generate a beautiful image, the more interesting question becomes, why did you make this? And why is this important to you, not to other people? And ultimately, what do you actually have to say as a person? So when we work with students today, we increasingly hope to help them build something beyond a portfolio that simply looks impressive or beautiful. We want them to develop their own creative identity.
