As expected, the 'artists' are mad. Here is the reality, though... Artists with top-tier premium talent and skill won't be affected. People with money are still gonna want to buy the bespoke experience even if it costs a lot, while the mid- and low-tier artists will be out of a job. And the secret sauce here is that many of the top-level artists do use AI in part of their workflow. Why do I say this? Because of the state of the market related to pornography. Despite the prevalence of free, low-cost, and AI porn, people still subscribe to premium experiences. They don't want just the images and videos, but a parasocial connection to the adult actor or actress in chat and real-time personal experiences. And the funny thing about that is that many top OF girls use AI to touch up their appearance. Same reason why rich people commission artists to do bespoke works of art... It's often a personal relationship to the artist that the patrons are buying... in essence, at the highest tier, provenance beats abundance. Artist/creator name recognition is not something AI can replicate. I'm sorry, but art was never meant to be a viable job opportunity for the masses. It was always an elite profession that even they were not doing well historically. Some were barely scraping by... for example, Claude Monet was very poor for a very long time before he made it. Everyone can be mad at me all they want, but this is the reality. Being delusional never stops the progress of technology.