Tech Has a Brain Now. But Does It Have Taste?
Exploring how AI is reshaping the way we think, build, and create — one idea at a time
Even though we don’t have flying cars in 2025, we certainly have such an advanced version of Artificial Intelligence that can think, talk, and even dream like we do. It writes ad copy, paints portraits, and designs websites faster than we ever could. And with that, there’s an elephant in the room to be addressed: can it develop taste?
We’ve taught it how to imitate creativity, remixing centuries of human art and aesthetics. But imitation isn’t something new in itself. It isn’t original. Intelligence is measurable, but taste is mysterious. And somewhere between the two lies the true test of whether AI can ever be called “creative.”
The Art of Letting AI Imagine with You
Credit must be given where it’s due. AI has made creativity and information more accessible than ever. You no longer need to be an experienced designer or an art-school grad to bring your ideas to life. With a few prompts, anyone can generate an entire brand aesthetic, a video concept, or a piece of digital art. Yes, it might not be the best starting point, but it’s better than nothing.
For creators, this is magical. Instead of spending hours on execution, they can focus on direction, such as how a writer creates content, but an editor gives it a structure. Tools like Midjourney, Runway, and Ideogram are multiplying what one artist can imagine in a single sitting.
Perhaps that’s the beauty of AI. It doesn’t get stuck, but creates endlessly.
Copy, Paste, Create, Repeat
Behind all the brilliance, AI has a taste problem. Most AI art looks good, sometimes too good. It’s balanced, symmetrical, and oddly polished, like it’s been optimized for approval. But creativity was never meant to be so agreeable.
Real art is imperfect; it has contradictions, variety, and maybe even some mystery attached to it. It is created just for the sake of existing, with no feeling. It’s like you eat food just to feel full rather than enjoying the flavors and the positivity that comes with it. And the more people use these tools, the more everything starts to look the same: the same shiny gradients, the same cinematic glow, the same “future-core” aesthetic. At one point, it will become dull.
My Perspective: Machines Can Create, But Not Care
If anything, it teaches us that creativity is way more than just skill. A machine can generate infinite variations of beauty, but it doesn’t know why something is beautiful. It can remix our culture, but it can’t contribute to it.
Taste, after all, comes from failures and reworks. Those are deeply human instincts. And maybe that’s what keeps us irreplaceable in the creative aspect.
I think the future of creativity isn’t human vs. machine, it’s human through machine. We guide; it executes. We break rules; it helps us rebuild them faster. If AI is the brush, we still decide what’s worth painting.
AI Toolkit:
Janitor AI: Build and chat with custom AI characters that feel surprisingly real and endlessly creative.
Multi AI: A collaborative workspace where you can chat with multiple AI agents side by side to compare ideas and answers in real time.
HammerAI: Talk with a cast of AI characters for free, each with a distinct voice and personality.
SillyTavern: A powerful LLM frontend built for tinkerers who love customizing their AI chats.
BotHub: A multi-model ChatGPT alternative that lets you switch between AI brains in one place.
Prompt of the Day: Train AI to Match Your Taste
Prompt:
You are my creative assistant. Your job is to understand my aesthetic taste and creative preferences.
I’ll share a few examples of visuals, writing, or designs that reflect my style. Analyze them to extract the tone, rhythm, structure, and recurring patterns that define my “taste.”
Then, whenever I ask for new ideas, apply those same traits, but make sure they feel inspired, not copied.