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Art schools are being torn apart by AI

March 31, 2026
about 3 hours ago
The Verge
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The curriculum at creative institutions is evolving to handle gen AI tools, and a lot of people aren’t happy about it. | Image by Cath Virginia / The Verge When my baby brother, a 3D modelling and animation student, talks to me about his projects and studies, the pride I usually feel is becoming increasingly tainted by a growing sense of dread. As a creative professional and former design student myself, I understand all too well how fierce the competition for postgraduate jobs will be, but his future is being threatened by something that barely even existed during my own time in higher education: generative AI. College students are feeling that fear as well. Earlier this year, in a small protest at CalArts, posters that requested the help of AI artists for a thesis were reportedly altered wit … Read the full story at The Verge.

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