Companies are aware of the current AI generation being a tool and not a full replacement (or they will be after the first experiments they perform).
They will not downsize, they will train their workforce or hire replacements that are willing to pick up these more powerful and efficient tools. In the hands of a skilled professional there will be no uncanny valley.
This will result in surplus funds, that can be invested in more talent, which in turn will keep feeding AI development. The only way is up.
Not allowing copyright on AI generated work is a ridiculous and untenable decision that will be overturned eventually.
You greatly overestimate how quickly companies learned. Outsourcing has been a thing for decades and to this day some people are still trying to do it to cut costs. I guess that's what happens when you don't value retention nor document previous decisions. You repeat the cycle.
Sure, the smart companies will use it as a tool, but most companies aren't smart, or just don't care. It'll vary by industry. There is already talks of sizing down VFX/Animation for a mix of outsourcing and AI reliance, for example. And industry that already underpays its artists.
>Not allowing copyright on AI generated work is a ridiculous and untenable decision that will be overturned eventually.
Maybe, once the dust settles on who and what and how you copyright AI. It'll be a while, though. But I get the logic. No one can (nor wants to) succinctly explain what sources were used in a generative art work right now, and that generative process drives the art a lot more than the artist for most generative art. Even without AI there is a line between "I lightly edited this existing work on photosshop" and "I significantly altered a base template to the point where you can't recognize the template anymore" where copyright will kick in.
Still, my biased hopes involve them being very strict with this line. You can't just give 2 prompts and expect to "own" an artwork.
They will not downsize, they will train their workforce or hire replacements that are willing to pick up these more powerful and efficient tools. In the hands of a skilled professional there will be no uncanny valley.
This will result in surplus funds, that can be invested in more talent, which in turn will keep feeding AI development. The only way is up.
Not allowing copyright on AI generated work is a ridiculous and untenable decision that will be overturned eventually.