Is AI Stealing My Job?

Mikayla Leskey | Arts & Entertainment

Part of me thinks only humanity and art majors hate AI. Those who are actively pursing a career in those fields hate AI with a passion, who loose respect for anyone who uses it. Anyone else I’ve asked to find AI to be a helpful tool. Which, even I have to admit, it can be, but most people aren’t using it as a tool but to complete full assignments.

Hell, I’ve had Professors who have encouraged us to use AI in class, granted most aren’t involved in the humanities, but it’s still infuriating. It feels like they’re completely undermining my major, or the tools our campus provides, i.e. the writing center. As well, whenever I see TikToks or Reels from High Schoolers who say they don’t know what they would do without AI. They’d complain about a simple 500 word essay, or having AI summarize a book for them. Meanwhile, in High School, my friends and I would scour the internet for quizlets and piece together Sparknotes at 3am, yet today’s High Schooler’s won’t experience that if AI continues to grow and expand.

That’s not even to mention the environmental impact of AI, just the water and power consumption alone demands so much out of power grids. This article isn’t here to explain the environmental impacts, but it is something to look into. The main point is if I, an English major, will have a job by the time I graduate college? If I do, how long will that job last before AI takes it over? AI is stealing the imaginative jobs and producing soulless copies of past books and shows.

At some point companies will decide that AI is more reliable than humans. They’ll prioritize quantity over quality. I’m sure some companies have already started doing this, or are at the very least considering it. AI makes less mistakes than humans, but that’s what makes all the creative tasks more unique to humankind. Will companies ever regret using AI over mankind? I don’t want AI to write my stories or create TV shows, I would want it to do menial tasks like folding laundry or grocery shopping.

Not only that but AI is getting more and more realistic. Before, you could always tell. There would be an extra finger, or it would blink weird, or something would be noticeably off. The other day though, a video popped up on my feed, asking you to guess what one was AI and what one was real. It was difficult to tell. By the end, you’d only be able to tell by the uncanny feeling that something is off, something isn’t right with the video.

Unfortunately, AI is taking over the world and in my opinion, it shouldn’t be. It’s getting rid of experiences and the uniqueness of human touch. One day, AI will take over all our creative tasks and it’ll leave us with all the monotonous tasks. I want to pursue writing as a career, but with AI, I’m not sure how realistic that choice is anymore.