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AI Image Generation: Replacing Artists or Scam?

A two-panel comic satirizing the use of AI image generation to replace artists. The top panel shows a smiling man in a suit holding an abstract, colorful image (implied AI-generated) while stating they no longer need to pay artists for advertising. The bottom panel features a person in a red cap and shirt looking at a similar 'NEW' labeled image, skeptically thinking that relying on AI suggests the product is cheap or a scam because the company couldn't afford a real artist.
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Suit Man
WITH AI image generation we don't have to pay artists to advertise our product
Red Cap Person
Hmm AI... must be a cheap scammy product if they couldn't afford an artist

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Critique of using AI image generation instead of hiring artists

Overview

A two-panel comic satirizing the use of AI image generation to replace artists. The top panel shows a smiling man in a suit holding an abstract, colorful image (implied AI-generated) while stating they no longer need to pay artists for advertising. The bottom panel features a person in a red cap and shirt looking at a similar 'NEW' labeled image, skeptically thinking that relying on AI suggests the product is cheap or a scam because the company couldn't afford a real artist.

Origin notes

This appears to be an original satirical comic created to comment on the ongoing debate about AI image generation displacing artists. It likely circulates on social media platforms like Reddit, Twitter, or Instagram as a form of commentary on AI ethics and the value of artists' work. The simple digital illustration style suggests it was created with basic graphic design software or a digital drawing tool, with no visible watermarks indicating a specific author or platform.

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