Is AI killing art? No, but the human creative process still matters, Israeli study argues

The Jerusalem Post · JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH · 2026-10-31 08:06 UTC

As AI becomes capable of producing sophisticated art in seconds, a new paper challenges us to rethink what makes human creativity valuable.

For centuries, mastering an art form was inseparable from personal growth. A painter spent years learning to see the world before touching canvas, and a musician devoted decades to refining physical and emotional discipline.

Today, generative AI can produce sophisticated compositions at the click of a button, shattering that age-old connection.

But according to a new paper from Prof. Amit Zoran of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI), this digital revolution isn’t rendering human artists obsolete; it is stripping away technical barriers so we can rediscover what made creativity meaningful in the first place.

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