Do AI Design Tools Reduce Creativity or Expand It?

AI design tools are already playing a large part in the contemporary working experience. These tools are obviously speeding up the process, whether it is the creation of UI layouts or the recommendation of colors, images, and even complete designs. There is one question that is recurring, however, do they actually decrease the creativity, or contribute to its expansion?

Personally, I have found that AI can be of great use during the initial design phases. It is also capable of creating ideas in a short time once you do not know where to begin and provides a variety of paths to take. This can save time and actually create new ideas which we may not have been able to think about by ourselves. In that regard, AI is like a partner in the creative world.

Meanwhile, there exists a risk. When we over-trust AI, we may begin to design things that are alike in design or less creative. Thinking, experiments and even making mistakes bring about creativity. When we take what AI tells us is the truth and do not question it, we may lose that process.

Thus I think AI does not decrease creativity, it is up to the way we use it. When we consider it as an inspirational means rather than a rationale, it can even widen our creativity. But when we rely on it excessively we could be restricted in our original ideas.

What do you think? Does AI make you more creative or are you convinced that it is making you less creative?