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VFX artists cannot sleep well, they're already being displaced with AI or being forced to use it to massively increase their output. Here's an example thread:

VFX artists cannot sleep well, they're already being displaced with AI or being forced to use it to massively increase their output. Here's an example thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/vfx/comments/1e4zdj7/in_the_climate_of_ai_and_strikes_should_i_become/ https://www.reddit.com/r/vfx/comments/1e4zdj7/in_the_climate... I am not trying to be negative, however it is the reality that ML/LLM has eliminated entire industries. Medical transcription for example is essentially gone.

sionisrecur 2y ago
I don't see it as that much of a problem. It's like washing machines taking away people's job of washing clothes, what are they gonna do with their time now? Maybe something more productive.
- cubefox 2y ago
  We really have a problem once there are no more jobs left for us humans, and only the people who own capital (stocks, real estate etc) will be able to earn money from dividends.
  - ddtaylor 2y ago
    > We really have a problem once there are no more jobs left for us humans What is the required amount of labor humans should have to do?
    - krapp 2y ago
      The amount required to pay rent on their continued survival, which in a capitalist society, and excluding members of the capitalist class, will never be zero.
- chucky_z 2y ago
  … something more productive than art? that’s quite a productive thing. art has tremendous value to society. why don’t we automate the washing machine more instead of automating the artist?
  - echoangle 2y ago
    Well we already automated all the easy stuff (washing machines for example), and now we’re automating more stuff as we get better at it.
  - whiplash451 2y ago
    Washing machines and roombas were the low hanging fruits in the real world. Automating more in the real world is much (much) harder than grabbing the low-hanging fruits in the digital world.
  - bamboozled 2y ago
    Because some companies stumbled on this treasure first. Need to milk immediately.
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dagmx 2y ago
That thread you linked doesn’t seem to align at all with your claims though? The majority of comments do not make the claim that they’re using any GenAI elements. As someone who’s worked in the industry previously and am quite involved still, very few studios are using it because of the lack of direction it can take and the copyright quagmire. There are lots of uses of ML in VFX but those aren’t necessarily GenAI. GenAI hasn’t had an effect on the industry yet. It’s unlikely it will for a while longer. Bad business moves from clients are the bigger drain, including not negotiating with unions and a marked decline in streaming to cover lost profits.

sionisrecur 2y ago

I don't see it as that much of a problem. It's like washing machines taking away people's job of washing clothes, what are they gonna do with their time now? Maybe something more productive.

cubefox 2y ago
We really have a problem once there are no more jobs left for us humans, and only the people who own capital (stocks, real estate etc) will be able to earn money from dividends.
- ddtaylor 2y ago
  > We really have a problem once there are no more jobs left for us humans What is the required amount of labor humans should have to do?
  - krapp 2y ago
    The amount required to pay rent on their continued survival, which in a capitalist society, and excluding members of the capitalist class, will never be zero.
chucky_z 2y ago
… something more productive than art? that’s quite a productive thing. art has tremendous value to society. why don’t we automate the washing machine more instead of automating the artist?
- echoangle 2y ago
  Well we already automated all the easy stuff (washing machines for example), and now we’re automating more stuff as we get better at it.
- whiplash451 2y ago
  Washing machines and roombas were the low hanging fruits in the real world. Automating more in the real world is much (much) harder than grabbing the low-hanging fruits in the digital world.
- bamboozled 2y ago
  Because some companies stumbled on this treasure first. Need to milk immediately.
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dagmx 2y ago

That thread you linked doesn’t seem to align at all with your claims though? The majority of comments do not make the claim that they’re using any GenAI elements. As someone who’s worked in the industry previously and am quite involved still, very few studios are using it because of the lack of direction it can take and the copyright quagmire. There are lots of uses of ML in VFX but those aren’t necessarily GenAI. GenAI hasn’t had an effect on the industry yet. It’s unlikely it will for a while longer. Bad business moves from clients are the bigger drain, including not negotiating with unions and a marked decline in streaming to cover lost profits.