Everybody defends AI art by saying it's just a tool, but my neighbor runs a DnD commission business and she's lost half her clients in 6 months

I keep hearing people say AI is just like Photoshop or a new brush. But my neighbor has been drawing custom characters for 8 years. She had regulars who spent $60-$80 per piece. Now those same people are generating their own party images with Midjourney and sending her screenshots like it's cute. She's down from 15 regular clients to 7 since January. That's not a tool, that's taking food off a real artist's table. Who else has seen this up close in your own circle?

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hannahcraig16d ago

Yeah I saw the same thing happen to a friend who did pet portraits.

phoenix_grant16d ago

Yeah the pet portrait thing seems to be a common trap, sorry about your friend.

maxl9316d ago

Tell her to pivot to painting on physical canvas, that's harder for AI to copy lol.