Does AI Help or Destroy Creativity?

Or... is it a bit of both :/

Does AI undermine human creativity?

Or... 

Is it a means to accelerate creativity?

When people question if AI is cheating, they’re often asking something deeper—whether it devalues human creativity. Imagine a writer meticulously crafting the perfect sentence for hours, while someone else uses a few prompts in ChatGPT to generate an entire draft in seconds. It seems unfair, right?

Here’s the twist: that is only true if both those things are the same; they aren’t.

Knowing the difference is the key mindshift needed in using AI to enhance creativity. AI isn’t replacing creativity—it’s an opportunity to amplify it. Dylan, the co-host with me of the AI for Good podcast, framed it perfectly when he said, "AI expands possibilities for you... it gives you new opportunities to explore your creativity." AI is a tool that helps us perform better by taking over the tedious tasks that often bog us down. See the article Solving The Blank Page Problem from a few weeks ago for more about this idea.

Think of AI as your ultimate creative assistant. It handles the initial compilation, sorting and idea exploration quickly so you can focus on what matters: your creativity, decision-making, and strategy. You can take the bad first draft and spend the hours to craft the perfect final copy.