WHY CREATIVE LABOUR ISN'T ALWAYS SEEN AS “REAL WORK” – AND WHAT THAT MEANS FOR ARTISTS AND DESIGNERS

Summary from the TLDR Design newsletter

Anthropologist and illustrator Julien Posture explains why creative work has always been seen as opposing productive labor. The problem has been made worse with generative AI models since they require massive amounts of unpaid and uncredited input, whereas the labor that drives their output needs to be noticed. Creatives rarely organize in unions, but this can strengthen their bargaining position and create the standards they want to operate.