Key Takeaways:
- The wave of AI has already started to affect creative individuals from every field.
- The work of Artists is already being stolen to train the AI model.
- No entry-level jobs for the new creative minds looking for a career in Art
The creative industry had been functioning smoothly until the arrival of AI in November of 2022.
The introduction of ChatGPT instilled fear inside of many, inciting great turbulence all around the world. It was evident with the capabilities of this new tool that most of the jobs would be taken over by AI.
Creative artists were no exception from feeling this instability of losing their jobs to such a highly advanced technological advancement. The Generative AI model is so profound in its working that with a simple prompt, it can spin out highly creative stories, images, videos, etc. with quite ease.
The work which used to take several hours for an artist blended with their years of experience in life, got reduced to nothing with Generative AI in the picture. This immediately disrupted the functioning of the whole creative industry living with the fear of losing their jobs.
However, this debate isn’t that easy to settle but requires us to deeply understand what Artificial Intelligence is, and what abilities it holds that could render millions of artists around the world jobless.
Understanding Artificial Intelligence and the Extent to Which It Can Affect Working Employees
Artificial Intelligence is designed in a way to think and behave exactly how humans do.
This means, the AI can not only perform simple tasks for you but can indulge in a deep meaningful conversation as well. It can think through which one can derive extraordinary outcomes.
Every single task that requires human intelligence to be involved can be accomplished by AI in a matter of a few seconds. That too with such great precision that it’s almost impossible for a human being to compete.
It’s not only the creative minds who are going to lose their job but every person out there. People who work on repetitive tasks have already started to lose their employment at a significant and scary scale.
According to Challenger Gray & Christmas Inc., a total loss of 4,600 jobs has been observed. One of the reasons behind this is companies prefer to hire people who have experience in leveraging AI. Also, most of the work is being taken care of by Artificial Intelligence so companies have started to do cost-cutting to save money.
However, no company till now has cited AI as the reason behind terminating the employment of their workers. All of their explanations on the topic are seen to be vague and ambiguous.
Creative Careers Are Also At the Noose’s End of the Infamous Artificial Intelligence
You might’ve been aware of the longest strike which lasted 118 days in the history of Hollywood. The creative scriptwriters, along with actors, found themselves concerned about losing their work since the advent of Artificial Intelligence.
This infamous technological advancement has mainly affected people working in the digital creative career within the Film Industry.
The technology has gotten so robust that it can edit a film without major human intervention. The Visual Effects industry has also been affected in the same way. The introduction of powerful AI tools like Dall-E, Stable Diffusion, and Midjourney has already started to capture the jobs of creative minds in the industry.
The above-mentioned tools can generate images and videos through a well-written prompt. This has alleviated the need for digital artists significantly.
AI is shaking things up. However, it cannot replace the human touch. It can be a potent tool, assisting artists in generating ideas and managing repetitive tasks, freeing them to concentrate on their creative potential. In this new era, art that pushes boundaries and evokes emotions will become more valuable, and artists will play a crucial role as curators, guiding viewers through AI art. Although AI-generated art is still in its initial stages, artists proficiently leveraging it will have a competitive advantage in the industry.
Fahad Khan, Digital Marketing Manager, Ubuy India
The Creative Professionals Are Already in Great Anxiety of Losing their Work
Almost all creative individuals are observing an extreme debacle in the rate of freelance projects being offered to them. It’s only after the arrival of Generative AI that such a condition has come for the first time in the digital creative world.
A freelance illustrator artist, Eva Toorenent has already raised her concern about this situation, finding out her artwork is being used to train the AI model. People are also using artist’s work without their consent, making slight modifications to its design and selling it as their own.
This is a matter of concern as the hard labor of these creatives is being stolen to make the Generative AI better which in turn will devour their jobs.
The entry-level artists are seen to be already struggling to set their foot in the industry. This is due to the day-by-day improving abilities of Artificial Intelligence that companies no longer need freshers to contribute. Almost all companies have started to cut down on their employees as most of their services can not be fulfilled with AI in the picture.
The hiring in the creative world seems to be on the pause for beginner-level job postings. Most of the companies have already started to downsize giving various excuses to justify their actions.
In the screenwriting world, the 118-day protest had come to an end after a contract worth 1 billion dollars had been signed citing studious not to use AI-generated content.
Hopefully, the same measures will be taken in the future for the sake of all creatives out there.
AI Doesn’t Stand the Chance Against Human Creativity, YET!
Art is a form of self-expression that comes from a human’s past experiences culminating inside of them for years. It becomes almost impossible for a creative individual not to articulate their inner feelings through their respective art forms.
This is why every art piece by various artists seems to be different from each other as they are the expression of their own personalities.
With tools like Dall-E, ChatGPT, and Midjourney, this range in the art cannot be seen, for now. It can only spin out versions of work that already exist in this world.
There is still no scope for a new creative idea to be generated by the use of this technology. However, the rate at which AI is improving is concerning and can majorly impact creative individuals even further in the future.
