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My Issues with AI in the Creative Process

These 10 challenges affect how we make—and consume—art

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James Gurney
Oct 16, 2025
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Left: Me, doodling at breakfast, Right: Processed through Google Gemini. ChatGPT wouldn’t touch it. See below.

We’ve all heard artists gripe about how AI models gulp down copyrighted material and bury us in slop, but that’s not what I want to talk about here. My issues with AI are more fundamental, and I rarely hear anyone mention them.

1. Option Overload

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