I Prompt, Therefore I Am? Writing and Creativity in the Age of AI

When people think of risks associated with artificial intelligence (AI), Hollywood looms large. Movies have long conjured the worst case scenarios: from Hal refusing to open the pod bay doors in 2001, to a murderous Arnold Schwarzenegger travelling back through time. If there is a robot apocalypse, however, it is unlikely to resemble a Terminator movie. A more probable scenario is what we see off-screen in – ironically enough – the Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike.

Hollywood’s scriptwriters are protesting, in part, about the threat of jobs being replaced by ChatGPT or some other large language model (LLM). But is this just an effort to protect jobs from competition? Or does generative AI truly threaten the sustainability of the creative arts and the knowledge economy more generally?

• Exploring AI's Creative Role: Examine the actual impact of generative AI, such as ChatGPT, on creative arts and the knowledge economy, distinguishing between legitimate concerns and unfounded fears.
• Unpacking Job Disruption vs. Evolution: Differentiate between protecting traditional jobs from competition and embracing the evolution of creative roles within the context of AI's involvement.
• Fostering Informed Dialogue: Equip participants with insights to engage in informed discussions about AI's role in reshaping creative industries, acknowledging both opportunities and challenges.

is David Marshall Professor and Vice Provost (Educational Innovation) at the National University of Singapore, where he is also the founding Dean of NUS College. He serves as Senior Director of AI Governance at AI Singapore and Editor of the Asian Journal of International Law.

Simon is the author or editor of more than twenty academic books, including We, the Robots? Regulating Artificial Intelligence and the Limits of the Law (CUP, 2021); One Nation Under Surveillance (OUP, 2011); You, the People (OUP, 2004); and Just War or Just Peace? (OUP, 2001). He has also written five novels including the Raising Arcadia trilogy and Artifice.

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