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AI is absolutely going to be the end of many inbetweeners, and on one hand that's a good thing because of how exploited they are, but that's kind of a problem t

AI is absolutely going to be the end of many inbetweeners, and on one hand that's a good thing because of how exploited they are, but that's kind of a problem too because you need people to have a way to get started in the industry who can develop their skills, learn how production works, then get promoted to doing key animation or move into other roles that get paid better. If we let AI take all the work from the people at the bottom we'll lose a lot of talent that never had a chance to get off the ground or find a place within the industry

chii 3y ago
> If we let AI take all the work from the people at the bottom would you also make the same augument about industrial automation taking away the work of apprentices?
- autoexec 3y ago
  Not as long as there is still work for apprentices to do. If there was no work left for apprentices, or 99% of all apprenticeships went away entirely due to automation it'd be the same problem. Paid apprenticeships may even be something the animation industry could consider, but even that would cause a massive reduction in the size of the talent pool they draw from today. What we have now is basically a meat grinder/lottery system where most animators burn out or suffer in poverty and obscurity while a small number get selected to advance, but at least people have an opportunity to develop their skills, show off their work, and develop industry connections