David started a school for human artists. He called it "The Human Touch," and it was dedicated to teaching not just technique, but philosophy: why human art mattered, what made it different, how to preserve authenticity in an age of AI.

"The goal is not to compete with machines," he told his students on the first day. "The goal is to do what machines cannot: to create from lived experience, to express emotions that you have actually felt, to connect with other humans through the shared language of art."

The curriculum was unconventional. Alongside drawing and painting, students studied psychology, philosophy, and literature. They were encouraged to travel, to fall in love, to experience loss - to live fully, because living was the source of art.

"AI can analyze a thousand portraits and produce one that looks like emotion," David explained. "But it cannot feel. It has never known joy or grief or love. When you paint, you are not just applying pigment to canvas. You are translating your humanity into visual form. That is something no machine can do."

His students went on to create remarkable works. Some became famous; others remained obscure. But all of them carried forward the belief that human creativity was worth preserving. They became teachers themselves, spreading David's philosophy to new generations.

The school became a movement within a movement. Graduates opened studios, started galleries, wrote books, made films - all united by the belief that human creativity was not obsolete, but essential.