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Just realized AI art tools are changing how my 8-year-old nephew learns to draw
I was watching my nephew draw dinosaurs last weekend (he's obsessed with them) and he kept getting frustrated because the proportions were all wrong. Then he pulled up this AI art generator on his tablet and started describing what he wanted. It generated a T-Rex that looked way better than anything he could sketch by hand. But instead of just copying it, he actually studied the AI image and then tried drawing it again himself. He told me "the AI shows me what my brain sees but can't make yet" and that really stuck with me. Has anyone else noticed kids using AI more as a learning tool than a replacement for their own skills?
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the_nathan3d ago
That reminds me of my buddy's kid who wanted to learn guitar but kept getting frustrated with chord shapes. He started watching those AI generated tabs that show you exactly where to put your fingers on the fretboard and it clicked way faster than any lesson ever did. @uma_taylor47 honestly there's actually something cool about watching kids use tech as a bridge to learn the fundamentals instead of just skipping the hard parts. My nephew is the same way with Minecraft mods, he studies how they work and then tries to build his own versions from scratch.
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An AI that draws better than an 8 year old. Great, now what's left for my therapist?
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