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Re:Who knew the first AI battles would be fought by artists? by archontes on Thursday December 15, 2022 @03:28PM (#34005242)
Of course it will. Their employment isn't sacred. They have a skill, we're teaching that skill to computers, and their skill will be worth less.

I don't pay someone to run calculations for me, either, also a difficult and sometimes creative process. I use a computer. And when the computer can't, then I either employ my creativity, or hire a creative.

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Re:Who knew the first AI battles would be fought by artists? by PhasmaFelis on Thursday December 15, 2022 @10:14PM (#34009450)
Okay, but that's a different argument from your original. First you said "only bad artists will lose their jobs," now it's "good artists will lose their jobs but I don't care."
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Re:Who knew the first AI battles would be fought by artists? by lolinder on Friday December 16, 2022 @10:34AM (#34015708)
It's a different person. I'm the person you first replied to, and I don't believe good artists will lose their jobs.

This was my reply: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34005604

I also agree that artist employment isn't sacred, but after extensive use of the generation tools I don't see them replacing anything but the lowest end of the industry, where they just need something to fill a space. The tools can give you something that matches a prompt, but they're only really good if you don't have strong opinions about details, which most middle tier customers will.

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