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AI-induced cultural stagnation is no longer speculation − it’s already happening

By Ahmed Elgammal, Professor of Computer Science and Director of the Art & AI Lab, Rutgers University

Generative AI was trained on centuries of art and writing produced by humans.

But scientists and critics have wondered what would happen once AI became widely adopted and started training on its outputs.

A new study points to some answers.

In January 2026, artificial intelligence researchers Arend Hintze, Frida Proschinger Åström and Jory Schossau published…

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