ARTISTS ARE LOSING WORK, WAGES, AND HOPE AS BOSSES AND CLIENTS EMBRACE AI

Summary from the TLDR Design newsletter

Visual artists, illustrators, and graphic designers are experiencing significant job losses as companies increasingly embrace AI-generated imagery to cut costs. While AI output is often deemed "good enough" by clients despite quality issues, it's leading to disappearing work opportunities, lower wages, and declining demand for traditional creative skills across industries, from advertising to entertainment. The impact extends beyond just lost income, with many artists reporting severe psychological distress from seeing their life's work devalued and their artistic identity undermined.