"Design in the Age of AI: The Human Touch Endures" by AIC Occupational Therapy Student Michaela Hodson

In my course Cultivating Creativity, we visited the George Walter Vincent Smith Museum in Springfield, MA. Following the visit, we were tasked with an assignment to create a visual representation and presentation regarding what we learned about various art elements from our experience at the museum. I chose to create a PowerPoint presentation and was planning to compare the art elements we were provided to pictures I took at the museum. I started my PowerPoint by selecting a theme when I noticed a feature I had never seen before. This feature is called "Designer" which is an AI design creator. I put a keyword onto my first slide, "Color" and a list of different designs appeared for me to use. I thought that it would be interesting to compare how the AI interpreted the different art elements as to how I interpreted them. The way AI interprets information different than a human is interesting to consider. Humans have so many emotions and experiences to influence their interpretations while AI lacks that. AI produces whatever it thinks is the correct answer I might want to hear where I have unique thoughts and experiences making my interpretation to AI different.

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So, instead of the original idea I started with, I switched gears and presented my interpretations along with the AI images. I am majoring in Occupational Therapy, which has a lot to do with applying my knowledge and education to my clients needs. This experience in my course reminded me of what OTs do. I can imagine there will be a similar time in my future career where I will be tasked with something, and I may have a plan and start one way, but I might have to change and adapt depending on my client or the possible challenges I face. This experience was not one I was expecting to stumble upon, but I was able to learn something new and apply it to my present and future life.