In recent times, a strange fear has spread in our professional communities. This fear is mostly among designers and developers, and the main reason is Artificial Intelligence (AI). Many of us are worried that AI might take away our jobs. But is this fear really true?
To answer this, we first need to understand what AI actually is. AI is not some magical power. It is a product created to solve a big problem. Just like every successful product, AI was also born out of a need.
For example: When people needed to travel faster, cars were invented. In the same way, today’s need to process information quickly has given birth to AI.
Why do we need AI?
Today, the world is more connected than ever before.
The internet and social platforms have brought people so close that distances hardly matter anymore. With this global connection, needs and demands are increasing rapidly.
- A business is no longer limited to one city or country — it can now reach the entire world.
- With this, the speed of work has also increased. A single project can receive thousands of inputs that need to be processed in very little time.
- The human brain cannot handle such massive data within seconds.
This is where AI steps in.
AI was built to handle these complex and time-consuming tasks faster. It is not just a tool, but a solution that helps us keep up with this fast-moving world.
History is repeating itself
People who see AI as a threat should look back at technology’s history.
- When Photoshop was introduced, artists who sketched by hand thought their jobs would disappear.
- When Dreamweaver and HTML coding started, making a website was very slow. Creating just a few pages took weeks.
- But today, with Figma, we can design a whole website in just hours.
Did this reduce jobs for designers and developers? No. In fact, job opportunities multiplied. This allows us to manage many projects at once and connect with more users.
The key is to accept the change. This is not a threat, but a reality. Just like when cars came, horse carts became less common. The people who learned to drive cars moved ahead faster. AI is bringing the same kind of change.
How to make AI your partner?
Stop seeing AI as a worker who is “better than you.”
Instead, see AI as a powerful assistant that makes your work easier. It can increase your productivity many times over.
- Use your time wisely
- Let AI handle repetitive and time-taking tasks like data analysis, basic coding, or first drafts of designs.
- This will save time so you can focus on more important and creative tasks.
- Look for new opportunities
- AI is creating new career opportunities every day.
- A content creator can now reach a global audience, create multiple types of content, and publish across platforms — all with AI’s help.
- It has given us the power to work like a “one-man army.”
- Keep learning and adapting
- Technology always keeps changing. If you don’t adapt to AI, you will fall behind.
- Change doesn’t happen overnight — it gives you time to learn. Use that time wisely.
Think about this: 20 years ago, editing a 4K video needed very expensive, high-end computers. Today, your smartphone can do it. This shows how fast technology changes.
Your clients, bosses, and customers now expect faster and more accurate results. If you don’t use AI, someone else will — and they’ll do the same job faster and better than you.
