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The Human Soul vs. The Pixel

Students’ Perspectives

Did t he simi la rit y bet ween t he t wo
pictures unsettle you? Do you think AI
can replace humans in creating art? To
understand how the integration of AI
in art classrooms cuts both ways, we
spoke with two Visual Arts (VA) students:
Dora Lin from 5D and Alkie Chu from
4C.

Dora , t he Cha i rlady
of t h e VA C lub a n d
recipient of the Kentucky
I nter nat iona l Yout h
Art Competition Gold
A w a r d , f i n d s a r t Dora’s piece in the school Fashion Show
(Model: Hannah Yip, 5E)
compelling because it
allows people to express
their emotions and perceptions of the Dora points to animation as a prime
world. While she enjoys exploring a example of how AI should be used: as a
range of art forms to bring her ideas to powerful assistant for labour-intensive
life, she draws a hard line at generative
AI. tasks, not a replacement for craf ts-
manship. By allowing AI to automatically
Dora scrolls through social media for generate the repetitive middle frames
inspiration and tries different techniques in a process known as ‘tweening’ — where
until she hits a breakthrough, but she artists traditionally had to hand-draw
never uses AI to generate art. As AI dozens of indiv idua l fra mes just to
t r a i n s on m i l l ion s of i l lu s t r at ion s
sourced from the internet, often without c on ne c t t wo m a i n ac t ion p o s e s —
artists’ consent, Dora views it not as animators can save hours of tedious
creation, but as appropriation. She refuses work. This frees up human energy for
to steal others’ work or use their style to the pivotal keyframes that carry the core
generate art. To her, the cycle of trying, emotional weight. But Dora stresses that
experimenting, failing, and ultimately AI should remain an assisting tool, not
succeeding is what shapes an artist’s the primary instrument of creation.
identity; every failed attempt refines
one’s unique style and voice. With AI, Hav i ng su r v ive d c ou nt le s s er a s of
however, all that is required are a few technological change and turmoil, art
An artwork by Toviah, a six-year-old
prompts before an image appears. has proven its resilience, and Dora is