Philosophy
From Philosophy to AI: How Curiosity Shaped My Creative Process
My journey into AI didn’t start with technology. It started with philosophy.
Before I ever experimented with AI-generated visuals, animation, or large language models, I was immersed in the world of philosophical thought—ethics, consciousness, and the ever-evolving question of what it means to be human. What fascinated me most was how philosophy was actively shaping the way we train AI models and that curiosity led me deeper into the world of AI than I ever expected.
The Challenge of Teaching Ethics to AI
One of the biggest challenges in AI development isn’t about intelligence—it’s about ethics.
We don’t just want machines that can process data; we want AI that can understand context, navigate moral dilemmas, and interact with humans in ways that feel natural and safe. But how do you teach a machine ethics when human morality itself is subjective, shaped by culture, experience, and philosophy?
Thinkers like Kant, Aristotle, and Nietzsche have debated morality for centuries, yet we still don’t have a universal definition of good or right. Now, AI engineers are tasked with encoding ethical decision-making into large language models, ensuring they don’t create harmful, biased, or misleading outputs.
This was the parallel that pulled me in AI wasn’t just about technology. It was about understanding human behavior, morality, and cognition on a deeper level than ever before.
The Intersection of AI and Creativity
As I explored AI more, I realized something unexpected: it was pushing my own creative process to the next level.
I started experimenting with animating images, generating ideas in ways I had never imagined before. It wasn’t about AI replacing creativity; it was about AI enhancing my ability to think, visualize, and execute ideas faster.
This is something I now carry into my design process every day, the ability to stay open-minded, curious, and adaptable. The intersection of philosophy and AI has shown me that creativity isn’t just about skill, it’s about how willing we are to explore, to ask big questions, and to embrace new ways of thinking.
The Takeaway: Curiosity is the Ultimate Creative Tool
AI is evolving faster than we ever thought possible. Five years ago, we couldn’t imagine an AI like ChatGPT holding human-like conversations or assisting in creative storytelling. But here we are.
The lesson? Curiosity is the ultimate creative tool. Whether in philosophy, AI, or design, the ability to question, explore, and remain open-minded is what leads to real innovation. AI isn’t just a technology it’s a reflection of how we, as humans, teach, create, and evolve.
And that’s what makes it so damn fascinating.