Are you getting more or less work since AI?
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Has AI negatively impacted on the amount of creative work you get or has it actually made things better? You might assume the former, but one poster on Reddit has admitted that they're getting more work than ever.
"In the past few months, I’ve had three clients who initially created their logos or social media visuals using AI, but then realised they still needed a graphic designer and reached out to me," says the poster in r/graphic_design.
Many people seemed to agree with the initial poster, saying how many of their clients tried AI first and found it to be not good enough, and so came to them.
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"Whether it’s print, digital, or layout design, those details still require a trained graphic artist. Sure, you might get one decent result out of dozens of prompts, but it’ll almost always need adjustment, who has the time for that? If a client says Ai can do my job, then that's no client of mine," says one commenter.
While some people accused the original poster of being AI themselves, others disagreed with them entirely. "AI in the right hands will take your job," said one person.
What do you think? Are you getting more work since the advent of AI, have you lost your job or have things got more difficult for you? Let us know in the comments and be sure to include what type of creative work you do.
For more on AI, see our piece on how to use AI properly.
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