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I just trying to think at what point does it no longer become financially feasible to keep creating and uploading new content, although I know for many this has already become a reality with the 'race to the bottom'.
Look at SS's short video in their press release - "No time? No budget? No designer? No problem!"
I think it's interesting that this is "Investor Day" - not something focused on building the business or adding customers. I don't remember them doing a "Customer Day" or a "Contributor Day" at any point
And that's the watermark? Right click and save, it's a 1024 JPG, I just added websize for this post.Select, content aware fill, brush the edges with the healing tool = free image.
The only good thing about AI is that artists can use it to create new (computer-aided) art, it can save time and increase quality, and open up ways for artists to visualize their ideas.The downsides in the future:- Oversupply of AI generated images/video, the market will become saturated if it hasn't already. What was once considered a genuine talent or hard work (in drawing, photography, painting or animation) will at some point be replaced by AI. - The microstock industry will be disrupted, causing those who fall behind to go out of business due to oversupply/diminishing revenue; perhaps agencies will create their own collections, or together with a handful of contributors who have embraced AI as a tool.- It will be more and more difficult to distinguish between 'real & handcrafted' vs 'computer generated'. (Although this is already a thing with cgi in general, like deepfakes). People might question the authenticity of a photo or artwork, i.e. is it the work of manual labor and talent or was it made by a computer? Is the person in a photo a real living person or AI-generated?I think the AI trend is unstoppable, and every attempt to postpone it is futile. It's a matter of time before it's here and microstock industry (as well as other industries related to art) will change. The sooner we embrace it, the better. We should however make sure we get compensated fairly for the use of our work in this new technology.
Today editorial photography is less profitable than commercial photography, also because of its reduced shelf life.
Quote from: Zero Talent on March 24, 2023, 09:06Today editorial photography is less profitable than commercial photography, also because of its reduced shelf life.True, but my editorial photos only made like 5% of my income and my commercial ones 95%, so I don't really see how that's going to bring in enough income to live from, at least for me.
funny how those decrying AI say AI generated art (no quotes!) is poor quality are saying they can't compete with it!
Today editorial photography is less profitable than commercial photography, also because of its reduced shelf life.This trend will be reversed.Training AI takes a lot of time and is very expensive. That puts it many months (maybe half a year or more) behind the present.So even when AI imagery will become dominant, there will always be a need for news photographers. Maybe the price for editorials will even go up since many photographers will bail out and those doing editorials will end up in short supply.Maybe the same will be valid for a niche of commercial photography depicting changes in our environment (e.g. city skylines). This is why it's important for photographers doing this type of photography to opt out of AI training schemes (or else they will reduce the shelf life of their work).PS and side note: many "white collar" "office" jobs will also be replaced by AI, while some "blue collar" jobs (harder to automate) will become more valued, reversing another trend that started with the industrial revolution.
Quote from: Her Ugliness on March 24, 2023, 13:22Quote from: Zero Talent on March 24, 2023, 09:06Today editorial photography is less profitable than commercial photography, also because of its reduced shelf life.True, but my editorial photos only made like 5% of my income and my commercial ones 95%, so I don't really see how that's going to bring in enough income to live from, at least for me.but that's been the trend for years as MS agencies reduced royalties. anyone who expected to make a living just from ms should have been aware of this for many years.funny how those decrying AI say AI generated art (no quotes!) is poor quality are saying they can't compete with it!
Today editorial photography is less profitable than commercial photography, also because of its reduced shelf life.This trend will be reversed.Training AI takes a lot of time and is very expensive. That puts it many months (maybe half a year or more) behind the present.So even when AI imagery will become dominant, there will always be a need for news photographers.
Just got the email so I tried AI. Seems I could do endless requests, until I get something I wanted?Here's what the output is:Large1024 1024 pixels3 3 in300 DPIJPG$2.90 10 pack, discounts for bigger packs, same as downloads.They are selling 1024 square images for $2.90? And that's the watermark? Right click and save, it's a 1024 JPG, I just added websize for this post.Select, content aware fill, brush the edges with the healing tool = free image.
Doesn't worry me anymore. I retired from stock photography at the beginning of this year. The props room has been cleared out and I have a bit of gear to sell - thats if its worth anything anymore???
Quote from: cascoly on March 24, 2023, 13:33Quote from: Her Ugliness on March 24, 2023, 13:22Quote from: Zero Talent on March 24, 2023, 09:06Today editorial photography is less profitable than commercial photography, also because of its reduced shelf life.True, but my editorial photos only made like 5% of my income and my commercial ones 95%, so I don't really see how that's going to bring in enough income to live from, at least for me.but that's been the trend for years as MS agencies reduced royalties. anyone who expected to make a living just from ms should have been aware of this for many years.funny how those decrying AI say AI generated art (no quotes!) is poor quality are saying they can't compete with it!Very few are saying it is poor quality. Anyone who thinks that needs to go on the Midjourney Community Showcase. The quality of the AI generated work is mind blowing. Way beyond anything posted here.What some people are saying 1. that people generating the AI with prompts thinking they are brilliant artists is very silly (again go look at the Community Showcase on Midjouney and the prompts used to create the work before any further editing) ...
I also think 1. artists need to be compensated and compensated well for providing the inputs that actually made the AI possible. ... The only solution is legislation (after all our industry doesnt exist at all without IP laws). I am not in the EU but would encourage those that are to contact their representatives. I believe AI is being debated by them at the moment.
again, i'm waiting to hear what anyone claiming compensation expects to receive for their tiny contributions?
Now that I see yours, nope no where close. And just for fun, I created a stats page for SS for all the AI images I have uploaded. Ready?AI Images$0.000Now I can watch and look forward to the first dime? Some of those are my images, uploaded and then I edited what came out of Dall-E2, they aren't AI generated but more of AI enhanced or alterations. Seemed like a good idea at the time? Too much time and effort for no return. They are all vectors as the AI illustrations are unacceptable.
Quote from: Annie on March 26, 2023, 05:11Doesn't worry me anymore. I retired from stock photography at the beginning of this year. The props room has been cleared out and I have a bit of gear to sell - thats if its worth anything anymore??? I am honestly jelous of you, I wish I could just do the same. Be done with all of this mess. Unfortunately I have no plan B. My only job other than microstock has been doing art. I am so screwed.
Quote from: Firn on March 26, 2023, 12:30Quote from: Annie on March 26, 2023, 05:11Doesn't worry me anymore. I retired from stock photography at the beginning of this year. The props room has been cleared out and I have a bit of gear to sell - thats if its worth anything anymore??? I am honestly jelous of you, I wish I could just do the same. Be done with all of this mess. Unfortunately I have no plan B. My only job other than microstock has been doing art. I am so screwed.There are other Plan Bs depending on your skills and whether you want to start again with other types of imagery.There was a thread here a while ago where we talked about other opportunities such as:- designer resources agencies- printed merchandise - direct sellingThere are pitfalls and learning curves in some of them, and nowadays a lot of competition in most. But, for example, I was able to make an additional $1,000/month after about a year of focusing on those three things.Your puppies would look cute on greeting cards and printed merchandise, if you haven't already tried that. In fact, remember last Christmas I saw one of your photos sold on greeting cards here in our Australian supermarket?There is a big demand for product mockups. But that requires further investment of props and learning new skills. But its definitely a growing market. I need to expand my skills in PS to produce quality smart objects like this quick example I just found, where it perfectly wraps around the product:https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/1395344090/boho-candle-mockup-candle-label-mockupHere's an interesting story that happened to me just the other day: I was trying to sell one of my graphic designs and placed it on one of my own photography backgrounds for the cover photo. The product never sold but the background did! Someone went and bought it from Adobe Stock and I received $20 for the background photo. lolSo there is still a need for good background shots, I guess.So, yeah, there are other Plan Bs.(But just to add: I am not shooting any more photography though. I have enough files. I was planning to do some more product mockups this year - I kept those props but I got rid of all the rest. But I just cannot get motivated. Maybe because the whole industry is so depressing. Just for fun and relaxation, I have been enjoying doing graphic design projects as my creative outlet.)Oh, and one more thing (apologies - this is becoming a very long answer). At the end of last year I decided to set up a new website from scratch. I had closed my Etsy shop so I didn't have a website through them anymore. I have always wanted a quality site which was kind of like a one stop place to showcase my work - and to my surprise I sold some work (some videos mainly) and maybe more that I havent known about. It's not a direct selling site - I didn't want all the hassle of that anymore. I just link my products to a couple of specific agencies where they can be purchased. My sales on those sites have gone up this year, so who knows??? I do a lot of marketing on social media sites and started up some new social media accounts for a fresh start. I believe everything helps. I have purchased things that I see promoted on social media - so I figure others may as well. https://milleflore.com/
Product photography. For new products. AI can't replace it.
but I've already seen sites where you can send in a couple of cell phone selfies and it will create 100 of professional looking portrait photographes with your face.
Quote from: Zero Talent on March 27, 2023, 09:31Product photography. For new products. AI can't replace it.You are more optimistic than I am. You can upload a snapshot cell phone photo to midjourney, give it instructions and it will create something for you. No product photographer needed.I don't think it would work for product photography yet, because MJ doesn't do texts and writes in its own alien language, so every product packing with text on it would not work and I don't think it can really completely reproducing an object yet, just another version of it, but it's absolutely something I can imagine for the future: Just take a snapshot of your product, upload it to MJ and tell MJ "make me a beautiful advertisement shot" and voil! But besides this, I did actually start looking for other jobs, but it's not like someone is searching for a product photographer anywhere in my area. As said, I am not considered as "trained" with my university degree since I did not work in that field for 15+ years and the only very few job offers where being trained wasn't a requirement were not an option for me for various other reasons, like not having a driver's license.I though portrait photography might be one that would always be in demand, but I've already seen sites where you can send in a couple of cell phone selfies and it will create 100 of professional looking portrait photographes with your face.
Firn, are you noticing a decline in sales already now, or is your concern more about the near future?
Quote from: RalfLiebhold on March 27, 2023, 11:46Firn, are you noticing a decline in sales already now, or is your concern more about the near future?It's more about the future. My sales are as usual so far, both in terms of downloads and revenue. But I don't expect a decline so fast. The latest version of midjourney that lets you basically create photorealistic images is maybe 2 weeks old? Up till that point AI photos were rather poor in my opinion. It's really the latest MJ version that is giving me nightmares.It will take a while till everyone catches on to what AI can do now, most of all customers. But eventually there won't be any money to be made with microstock photography and I am afraid it will be rather sooner than later.
Quote from: cascoly on March 26, 2023, 12:47again, i'm waiting to hear what anyone claiming compensation expects to receive for their tiny contributions?Tiny contribution? TINY CONTRIBUTION? Are you kidding me? Our unvoluntary contribution is EVERYTHING this AI is built on. This is not tiny, this is my freakin' lifework. And if you want to know how much I want? I want what my microstock portfolio would have earned me for the rest of my life, had it not be stolen and used to train an AI to replace me, which will result in my portfolio being worthless and me being without any income and this would be something close to a 7-figure amount going by what I used to earn per month and how many years I can still expect to live. THAT'S how much my portfolio has been worth before AI image companies stole it.
Quote from: Zero Talent on March 27, 2023, 09:31Product photography. For new products. AI can't replace it.You are more optimistic than I am. You can upload a snapshot cell phone photo to midjourney, give it instructions and it will create something for you. No product photographer needed.I don't think it would work for product photography yet, because MJ doesn't do texts and writes in its own alien language, so every product packing with text on it would not work ...
Quote from: Her Ugliness on March 26, 2023, 13:10Quote from: cascoly on March 26, 2023, 12:47again, i'm waiting to hear what anyone claiming compensation expects to receive for their tiny contributions?Tiny contribution? TINY CONTRIBUTION? Are you kidding me? Our unvoluntary contribution is EVERYTHING this AI is built on. This is not tiny, this is my freakin' lifework. And if you want to know how much I want? I want what my microstock portfolio would have earned me for the rest of my life, had it not be stolen and used to train an AI to replace me, which will result in my portfolio being worthless and me being without any income and this would be something close to a 7-figure amount going by what I used to earn per month and how many years I can still expect to live. THAT'S how much my portfolio has been worth before AI image companies stole it.you're going to be a bit disappointed if you expect even THREE figure compensation -
- Oversupply of AI generated images/video, the market will become saturated if it hasn't already.
Quote from: Zero Talent on March 27, 2023, 09:31Product photography. For new products. AI can't replace it.You are more optimistic than I am. You can upload a snapshot cell phone photo to midjourney, give it instructions and it will create something for you. No product photographer needed.I don't think it would work for product photography yet, because MJ doesn't do texts and writes in its own alien language, so every product packing with text on it would not work and I don't think it can really completely reproducing an object yet, just another version of it, but it's absolutely something I can imagine for the future: Just take a snapshot of your product, upload it to MJ and tell MJ "make me a beautiful advertisement shot" and voil!
...And manufacturers are extremely picky about the smallest detail, the perfect color match, etc, before they expose their new brand to the public.So no, in such cases, AI will always be useless.Of course, AI can be used to generate all sorts of enhancements using that initial real product photo, but that real product photo with perfect lighting, perfect color match, etc, will still be needed.Those AI survivalists will be in short supply once the majority will give up, so I expect such rare skills to be better paid than today.
As I said before AI is always months behind reality because reality must happen first before AI has something to be trained on. If a product photo can be generated by AI, then it's not about a NEW product anymore. AI needs a lot of NEW product photography, made by real product photographers before it becomes trained enough to generate that product photo.
yes, there be a culling, leaving the most creative artists.
Every new product will be fed to AI in the future long before it is even released. It will be invented there at the first place!
You didn't get my point.I will repeat: Reality must happen first, before AI can learn from it.Using a different example, what you are saying is that you don't need photographers to document a soccer match, because the match already took place inside AI.That is ridiculous, indeed.
Quote from: Zero Talent on March 28, 2023, 15:50You didn't get my point.I will repeat: Reality must happen first, before AI can learn from it.Using a different example, what you are saying is that you don't need photographers to document a soccer match, because the match already took place inside AI.That is ridiculous, indeed. What I am saying is that there is no need to document reality with a clumsy human photographer, all the cameras around you on every corner of the street do it 24/7 - and this is not even their intention yet.
But professional photo/video graphers will continue to document the reality as it happens, before AI could be taught new concepts.You may have seen one too many science fiction movies and misunderstood what AI is.
..... all the cameras around you on every corner of the street do it 24/7 - and this is not even their intention yet.
Quote from: Anny1234 on March 28, 2023, 15:56..... all the cameras around you on every corner of the street do it 24/7 - and this is not even their intention yet.I suspect you're arguing for the sake of it, but there is zero comparison between what a security camera on a street camera can capture and a quality high resolution image. Pixels on sensors aren't interchangeable and thinking that they are will lead you off into the weeds.Your comments are not really adding anything to the discussion
Quote from: Zero Talent on March 27, 2023, 18:07...And manufacturers are extremely picky about the smallest detail, the perfect color match, etc, before they expose their new brand to the public.So no, in such cases, AI will always be useless.Of course, AI can be used to generate all sorts of enhancements using that initial real product photo, but that real product photo with perfect lighting, perfect color match, etc, will still be needed.Those AI survivalists will be in short supply once the majority will give up, so I expect such rare skills to be better paid than today.yes, there be a culling, leaving the most creative artists. Folk have been complaining for years about agencies being flooded with low quality images - AI is another form of evolution in action
Quote from: Uncle Pete on February 16, 2023, 14:44Just got the email so I tried AI. Seems I could do endless requests, until I get something I wanted?Here's what the output is:Large1024 1024 pixels3 3 in300 DPIJPG$2.90 10 pack, discounts for bigger packs, same as downloads.They are selling 1024 square images for $2.90? And that's the watermark? Right click and save, it's a 1024 JPG, I just added websize for this post.Select, content aware fill, brush the edges with the healing tool = free image.Ah! That used to be one of my best sellers ! lol See below. But of course its been copied many, many times since I uploaded it 8 years ago - and by photographers too. Now AI. lolDoesn't worry me anymore. I retired from stock photography at the beginning of this year. The props room has been cleared out and I have a bit of gear to sell - thats if its worth anything anymore??? But still its sad. Especially looking at the money that comes dribbling in from SS nowadays. A couple of years ago I used to make around 1,000 dls/month for approx $1k. Now I make half the DLs - but for less than a 1/3 $$. The half amount of DLs I understand (increased competition from competitors and now AI (and Pete ) - but the 1/3 in cash is dismal.
I have to weigh in here!! I just did a photo shoot of two senior girls, AI can't do that! People use AI to your benefit to make more money not less!! I have found a place for it and it is not in stock imagery. Yes real photographers and video producers are still needed. I run a youtube channel for a school and AI can not produce video's of the student activities or do interviews....... For the lazy it is game over for the driven is is just adjusting and using and moving on. Sure AI will replace a large part of stock, your job is to shoot what it can't produce and yes there are things it will not be able to do. Think of all the locations in your city that AI has no clue!
If the AI can generate a famous building there really is no need for a real photo.
Quote from: Firn on March 29, 2023, 04:10If the AI can generate a famous building there really is no need for a real photo.Yes, there is. Once the NEW building is built. There is a window of opportunity of a few months before enough samples made by photographers are made to get the AI trained.
Quote from: Zero Talent on March 29, 2023, 07:18Quote from: Firn on March 29, 2023, 04:10If the AI can generate a famous building there really is no need for a real photo.Yes, there is. Once the NEW building is built. There is a window of opportunity of a few months before enough samples made by photographers are made to get the AI trained.I hope you are aware that there are photorealistic 3D models and architectural visualisations in the location with all the engineering models etc. of the future building that exist long before ANY building is built nowadays even without any AI.What wil be the job of the photographer? To take a photo of it against the clouds on the specific day? I mean seriously... do you really think that buildings are built on the site and not on the computer first?!
Training AI with simulated input is a fallacy. Or, for that matter, training AI with AI generated inputs.That's not how AI works.You don't need AI to publish simulations instead of the real stuff. These are available today, indeed and yet, you don't see them used instead of the real stuff.I saw some fools taking for real screenshots from video games, instead of real war photos from Ukraine. But you can only do that for so long until you lose all credibility.
Quote from: Zero Talent on March 29, 2023, 07:51Training AI with simulated input is a fallacy. Or, for that matter, training AI with AI generated inputs.That's not how AI works.You don't need AI to publish simulations instead of the real stuff. These are available today, indeed and yet, you don't see them used instead of the real stuff.I saw some fools taking for real screenshots from video games, instead of real war photos from Ukraine. But you can only do that for so long until you lose all credibility.I understand what do you mean I just don't understand the need in photographers in creating the "real life input".Robot-cameras and drones will provide you with much more of the war zone horror than any photographer will ever do.It is also safer to send robots there!Haven't anyone seen Google Street View Cars that have recorded every inch of major cities 15 years ago? And without use of any stock photographer waiting in the bushes when the building will be built to take a pic of it first?Seriously thinking that AI gets the main input from "photographers with cameras" is exceptionally ridiculous I am sorry, I cannot find other words The AI lab tomorrow can send the car to drive around and record everything in the 100MP resolution if they want.You might as well apply to be a driver then - they will be more useful in this process than photographers.
A drone operator is a photo/videographer. You don't need a film camera or a 5D Mark IV to be called a photographer.Maybe that's what you don't get.And don't worry, AI/robot wars are only happening in the science fiction movies you say you don't watch.
All I am saying is, that I just wish that all stock photographers who has relied on this income as I did, will better stop doing it asap. And try suplement it while there are still few months left of money coming in.
This is a drawing I made yesterday during an AI centric presentation made by McKinsey group.
Quote from: Zero Talent on March 29, 2023, 09:03This is a drawing I made yesterday during an AI centric presentation made by McKinsey group.It is good to be optimistic indeed
No. It's realism.During that meeting, we discussed extensively with their AI experts, stuff you don't seem to want to understand.
Quote from: Zero Talent on March 29, 2023, 09:17No. It's realism.During that meeting, we discussed extensively with their AI experts, stuff you don't seem to want to understand.What I don't understand? I completely agree with you saying: "But really new content, creative content that only humans can invent, will still be needed, and it will be better valued than today, when it's drowned into a see of replicas."And I referred to 1% of exceptional work that will still remain relevant.I won't be that arrogant to consider myself or anyone who is doing stock photography to be that 1% of visionaries. But you are welcome Though also... selling your future coming groundbraking concepts for 0.10 cents on stock sites seems a bit strange to me And if people still need pizza pics because they eat pizza, not some concept food, there is no need to invent the wheel, there is just a need to generate the most photorealistic yummy pizza - that is all that is needed. And no photographer is needed for that anymore.P.S: and no stock site is needed for that anymore either! Ever again.
So this is where the designer resources market comes into it - the supplier side. Top product mockup photographers also make a lot of money. Through eRank I was able to research some of them who sell around 300 mockup photos (JPEG, PNGs and PSD smart object files) at around $5 to $12 a mockup - A WEEK! That's a minimum of $78,000/annum.
I am very aware that the photo stock business will be nearly dead in about a year or less!
As an example, except for styling and something specific arrangements, most common, useful, stock food photos, will be unnecessary. The demand will be fulfilled by AI....It's also possible that most of the stock photo agencies will be a thing of the past. No longer necessary and who needs to search through millions of images for "that perfect image" when they can create what they want, on demand? AI will cost less as well. No subscription for 750 images a month needed....
but the bigger mistake here is assuming that buyers are as tech savvy as many here - many still dont know how to deal with their phones or the tv remote - expecting all buyer to immediately start producing their own content isn't logical
Quote from: Annie on March 27, 2023, 17:47So this is where the designer resources market comes into it - the supplier side. Top product mockup photographers also make a lot of money. Through eRank I was able to research some of them who sell around 300 mockup photos (JPEG, PNGs and PSD smart object files) at around $5 to $12 a mockup - A WEEK! That's a minimum of $78,000/annum.What sites do photographers sell photos for $5-$12?
Quote from: Anny1234 on March 29, 2023, 08:30All I am saying is, that I just wish that all stock photographers who has relied on this income as I did, will better stop doing it asap. And try suplement it while there are still few months left of money coming in.We can agree with that. As I said, stock photographers rehashing old concepts will have to give up.But really new content, creative content that only humans can invent, will still be needed, and it will be better valued than today, when it's drowned into a see of replicas.This is a drawing I made yesterday during an AI centric presentation made by McKinsey group,
And sometimes it just goes batshit crazy - This was basically "cat hunting a mouse":I really have no idea where Midjourney went wrong here. So there are still some major issues. But, I think with how fast AI is progressing, we can expect most if not all of them to be sorted out within maybe a year.
Written by AI for you :-). Despite the rapid advancements in artificial intelligence, there are certain areas of the photography business where AI will not be effective. AI is being increasingly used in photography to automate certain processes and to improve the quality of images. However, there are certain aspects of photography that still require human input and creativity.One area where AI will not be effective is in the creative process of photography. Although AI can be used to assist photographers in certain tasks, such as image recognition and face detection, the creative process of taking a photograph still requires a human touch. AI can only do so much in terms of capturing the nuances of a scene, the emotion of a moment, or the composition of a photograph. Furthermore, AI can only take photographs from predetermined vantage points, so if a photographer wants to take a photograph from an unusual angle, this will require human input.Another area where AI will not be effective is in post-production. Post-production involves editing and enhancing photographs, and this often requires an artistic eye that AI simply cannot provide. Although AI can be used to automate certain tasks, such as color correction and image sharpening, the creative decisions that go into post-production still require human input.Finally, AI will not be able to replace the business
Quote from: Firn on March 29, 2023, 04:10 And sometimes it just goes batshit crazy - This was basically "cat hunting a mouse":I really have no idea where Midjourney went wrong here. So there are still some major issues. But, I think with how fast AI is progressing, we can expect most if not all of them to be sorted out within maybe a year.lol. The mouse??I love all the alien creatures that AI manages to create - and the beautiful 3-armed ladies. Would suit Sci-fi.
Quote from: Annie on March 29, 2023, 15:08Quote from: Firn on March 29, 2023, 04:10 And sometimes it just goes batshit crazy - This was basically "cat hunting a mouse":I really have no idea where Midjourney went wrong here. So there are still some major issues. But, I think with how fast AI is progressing, we can expect most if not all of them to be sorted out within maybe a year.lol. The mouse??I love all the alien creatures that AI manages to create - and the beautiful 3-armed ladies. Would suit Sci-fi. I have these creatures all over my garden. Maybe it's a local thing?
Quote from: Zero Talent on March 29, 2023, 09:03Quote from: Anny1234 on March 29, 2023, 08:30All I am saying is, that I just wish that all stock photographers who has relied on this income as I did, will better stop doing it asap. And try suplement it while there are still few months left of money coming in.We can agree with that. As I said, stock photographers rehashing old concepts will have to give up.But really new content, creative content that only humans can invent, will still be needed, and it will be better valued than today, when it's drowned into a see of replicas.This is a drawing I made yesterday during an AI centric presentation made by McKinsey group,Please, tell us more about the story behind your drawing.
Quote from: Annie on March 29, 2023, 15:04Quote from: Zero Talent on March 29, 2023, 09:03Quote from: Anny1234 on March 29, 2023, 08:30All I am saying is, that I just wish that all stock photographers who has relied on this income as I did, will better stop doing it asap. And try suplement it while there are still few months left of money coming in.We can agree with that. As I said, stock photographers rehashing old concepts will have to give up.But really new content, creative content that only humans can invent, will still be needed, and it will be better valued than today, when it's drowned into a see of replicas.This is a drawing I made yesterday during an AI centric presentation made by McKinsey group,Please, tell us more about the story behind your drawing.I think it's self explanatory. Today AI has a support function, while the core of the work is done by people.Tomorrow, the core of the work will be done by AI, while people will support the AI (training, creative input, strategy changes, etc).Besides the drawing, the fact is that today, a large part of the office jobs (~40%) are only demanding from people to follow relatively simple procedures, to understand the rules of the system, to avoid mistakes...Zero creativity, but 9-5, bonus, team-buildings, health-care coverage, etcAll these jobs will disappear.AI will do all that 24/7, better, faster and much cheaper.So, requalification, skills upgrade, creativity are mandatory for those who want to survive.Hopefully, the productivity increase through automation will generate enough growth to maintain the area of the core and the donut about the same, offering enough employment to those willing to change.
Even in light of market saturation, many companies choose to remain in operation. When a company operates in a saturated market, there are a few concepts and strategies that they can use to stand out, stay solvent, and possibly even increase sales. The first is creativity. A company's product or service offering has to be more innovative in a saturated market than its competitors to entice customers to buy.