My buddy said AI art was just a fun toy, but a local artist in Austin lost a gig because of it.

He kept saying these generators were harmless and wouldn't take real jobs. Then I saw a post from a graphic designer I follow, she said a client replaced her with an AI for a $500 logo job, using her old portfolio to train it. That's not a toy, that's taking food off someone's table. Changed my whole view on where this is headed. How do we even make rules for something that moves this fast?

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theasmith1mo ago

Honestly, I just started boycotting companies that do that.

the_pat1mo ago

Boycotting like @theasmith is smart, but we need laws to stop the training theft too.

margaret_kim131mo ago

Actually used to think boycotts were pointless, but seeing how it hits their bottom line changed my mind. It forces them to pay attention when nothing else will. We definitely need laws too, but this is something we can do right now.