Myopic view. Just because your motives may be pure and your greed may be a non-issue doesn't mean that multinational corporations who have aligned themselves with fascist regimes (Meta, Alibiba, etc -- point is that they're demonstrably amoral/immoral) do not intend to exploit the tech to its fullest extent.

However having said that, the intention/aim need not be to deliberately replace creatives. That is not the claim I am making or that anyone in this thread or general public discourse is claiming. The minimal claim is simply that the commodification of art decreases the value and employability of people who perform the same task as the AI. It is also not limited to artists. It is all-encompassing. If an employer can now use AI instead of a copywriter, they will often do that -- big and small business alike. The same can be said for many niche fields which previously required specialized education or training.

I am not saying this from an Anti-AI perspective. I own an AI startup.

But use your big boy brain. It is clear that the commodification of intelligence has a downward market pressure on the market value (which is the PERCEIVED value of an employee in the eyes of the EMPLOYER) for many, if not eventually ALL jobs/roles.