58% of Photographers Have Lost Work to Generative AI: Survey(petapixel.com)

7 pointsby giuliomagnificovor 5 Monaten1 comments

58% of Photographers Have Lost Work to Generative AI: Survey

https://petapixel.com/2026/01/30/58-of-photographers-have-lost-work-to-generative-ai-survey/

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billy99kvor 5 Monaten

On Facebook, I've seen some artists/graphic designers railing against AI. Companies don't care if you created it or if they can use AI for 90% less money and time an create something that works.

When software piracy destroyed my brother's small software company a decade ago, and music piracy forced all of my indy music friends out of the business, nobody cared.

Do you care now? When you are forced out of your profession and can't make a living?

In a way, I'm happy. I can now give you reasons why you should be sharing your hard-work (for free) with the world through AI training data and give you a horse-and-buggy analogy.