Will AI replace Multi-Media Artists and Animators?

Why this score

AI systems are already generating in-betweens, background art, texture maps, concept art, and even full animation sequences from text prompts — tasks that make up the daily workload of most multi-media artists and animators. Tools like Runway, Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, and Adobe's Firefly suite are being adopted by studios not as supplements but as replacements for junior and mid-level production work. There is virtually no regulatory or union protection shielding this occupation from displacement. If you are producing visual assets for a living, the question is not whether your role changes — it's whether you will still have one in three years.

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