Sora Is Shutting Down?

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CaptainExplosion said:

sc94597 said:

I think it is understandable why you have that perspective. Automation is going to hit everyone very hard, very soon. In my paid occupation we don't hire junior people because they're mostly using AI (blindly) anyway, so why not cut out the middle-man? We have only been interviewing for senior level positions because they are able to discern when AI is bullshitting. But sooner or later (probably very soon) senior level people are probably not going to be needed either. 

You just described a future where there's no hope for human artists to survive. Many of us aren't able to simply learn new skills to move on with the changing job market. Art and animation were all I seriously trained to do, and generative AI ruined my future in those fields. My anxiety disorder only makes achieving more income even harder.

I alluded to societies where one's worth isn't tied to one's capacity to wage labor. There are countries in Europe that have had double digit unemployment rates for decades (i.e Spain) and artists can survive and even thrive. It seems exotic to the Anglosphere because much of Anglosphere's common culture, especially in North America, is rooted in cultural Calvinism where one's means of living must be justified by labor and being idle is looked down upon. Other societies exist where people can create art for its own sake and still live happily with their needs met. 

Also displacement from AI isn't something that only affects artists. My paid occupation isn't in art, but the hiring is way down because of AI. The more people affected, the more likely a solution will arise though. If it were just a problem that affected digital artists, then it would be a lot worse than it being a problem that affects a third to half of all occupations in the next decade (if not more.)