LETTERS: MALAYSIA is teeming with artistic spirit. Therefore, a rush towards artificial intelligence usage will negatively affect our artists, musicians, and creators.
Are we okay with a future where the human touch is deemed obsolete, and replaced by the cold efficiency of algorithms?
It seems that we're raising a generation of passive consumers, of machine-made mediocrity.
A debate arose from a police poster using AI-generated art featuring a Petronas Towers with three spires instead of two, a stark reminder of the perils of unchecked AI adoption.
Another concern is scammers using generative AI to produce videos mimicking the voice and likeness of content creator Khairul Aming. How much risk are we taking when anyone can be impersonated?
Let's not forget the issue of copyright. AI art, trained on vast datasets of human-created works, raises questions about ownership and originality.
Are these AI creations new or are they derivatives of work scraped from the Internet without the original artists' consent?
The legal and ethical aspects should not be ignored. That's why Lembah Jaya assemblyman Syed Ahmad Syed Abdul Rahman Alhadad (popularly known as rapper Altimet) called for the support of local talent and creativity.
It's a call for a more balanced technological progress that values the human touch.
We must reclaim our artistic soul and ensure that technology serves us, not the other way around.
FAYYADH JAAFAR
Head of Communications
Pusat Pembangunan Rakyat Mandiri Kuala Lumpur
The views expressed in this article are the author's own and do not necessarily reflect those of the New Straits Times