This is exactly what rips at me, being a low-level artist right now. I know Ai will only be able to imitate, and it lacks a "human quality." I don't think it can "replace artists."

...But bean-counters and executives, who have no grasp of art, marketing to people who also don't understand art, can say it's "good enough" and they can replace artists. And society seems to sway with "The Market", which serves the desires of the wealthy.

I point to how graphic design departments have been replaced by interns with a Canva subscription.

I'm not going to give up art or coding, of course. I'm stubborn and driven by passion and now sheer spite. But it's a constant, daily struggle, getting bombarded with propaganda and shit-takes that the disciplines you've been training your whole life to do "won't be viable jobs."

And yet the work that "isn't going anywhere" is either back-breaking in adverse conditions (hey, power to people that dig that lol) and/or can't afford you a one-bedroom.