The Aesthetics of 화룡점정 (The Final Stroke of the Dragon’s Eye): The Single Void That AI Cannot Fill

 There is an ancient legend of a dragon painting, perfectly formed but devoid of life, which suddenly soared into the sky the moment its eyes were finally drawn—the 'Hwaryongjeomjeong' (화룡점정). Today, in this era of coexisting with artificial intelligence, I find myself pondering the message this old story sends us.

The 'Void' Lost in the Excess of Information

Artificial intelligence tirelessly fills the canvas. A single sentence from us can trigger a construction of tens of thousands of words, producing flawless results with precise logic and ornate rhetoric. Yet, paradoxically, in that seamless perfection, the space for us to breathe often disappears.

True art and deep wisdom are born not from spaces filled to the brim, but from the empty 'void' (여백). This is why we must pause amidst the flood of data provided by AI. The void is not simply empty space; it is a space for 'thought' (사유), where we digest what we have seen and heard, and ruminated on its meaning.

The AI-Painted Dragon, The Human-Drawn Eye

Artificial intelligence is an excellent assistant for painting the dragon's massive body. We cannot compete with its ability to minutely describe every scale and capture dynamic compositions. However, the moment of 'Hwaryongjeomjeong'—drawing the final eye that brings the dragon to life—remains solely a human task.

The countless answers suggested by AI are like the body of the dragon. They are excellent materials, but they do not gain life on their own. Only when a human, facing those answers, asks, "What value does this truly hold for our lives?" and adds the final dot infused with their own philosophy and responsibility, does that knowledge transform into living wisdom and take flight.

Thought: The Alchemy That Turns Voids into Value

We often fear that artificial intelligence will take our place. But the more and faster AI fills things up, the more precious the value of the void we must protect becomes. This is because that single span of empty space that the machine could not fill is the sanctuary where we must think most intensely.

Ultimately, literacy in the age of AI is the power to not be dazzled by the splendid dragon painted by the machine, but to know what eye I must draw. Only those who are not afraid of the void and draw the dot of thought within it by asking their own questions will be able to ride the colossal dragon called artificial intelligence and soar into the future.


[Digital Seal: The Human Insight]

This record of reflection was completed by having the human ask a question, the machine suggest an answer, and the human persistently re-asking based on that response. Upon the sophisticated figure of the dragon drawn by the machine, the final eye of human agony and introspection was drawn to complete it.


Ask! The answer already within You



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