And yet, customers love to buy them.

Are the customers stupid?

Why are they buying ai images instead of the real world and real people?

There is enough great people content everywhere.

That is extreme.

FWIW today I had some png rejected

And yes it hurts if my files are declined and this stuff comes in.

Perhaps because the artist otherwise has a very good port? If they upload a huge batch, it is probably easy to miss. Or just tired and overworked reviewers.

Shame on the logos, 3 clicks and they are gone.

I think customers are smart.

I am just being sarcastic about the vibe you find in many places that they are being �tricked� into buying  ai.

They obviously know that Adobe offers ai content , they can selectively filter for or against it.

If ai images sell so well, producers should analyse what makes ai so successful.

With me ai sells at the same ratio as photos. But many report that their ai is doing better than their regular content.

Then it is important to understand why.

And can the photos be improved?

I agree, all those that do real location work, I wouldn�t be surprised if demand goes up.

The question is..the highly generic and shiny happy people content�how will that fare against the competition from ai?

Many of these models/actors are very well paid, some get over 1000 dollars a day.

If the studios decide to do more and more production with ai, they will certainly lose income.

The art directors job, those who design the shootings, their job will stay. Also all those researching trends, although that might be assisted by ai.

But the creative visionary of the production could probably replace large teams with one or two full time illustrators who have specialised in ai production.