AI image generation puts video game illustrators out of work - Rest of World
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“AI is developing at a speed way beyond our imagination. Two people could potentially do the work that used to be done by 10.”
Getty Images By Viola Zhou 11 April 2023 Recent breakthroughs in AI image generation have created widespread anxiety in China’s video game art industry. Given the high quality of AI-produced artwork, many illustrators are losing their jobs to AI image generators such as Stable Diffusion and DALL-E 2. The gaming industry’s job market was already precarious after the Chinese government’s licensing freeze in 2021 threw thousands of game developers out of business. Freelance illustrator Amber Yu used to make 3,000 to 7,000 yuan ($430 to $1,000) for every video game poster she drew. Making the prom
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