Why You Will Lose Your Job to Artificial Intelligence, and 2 Ways You Can Keep It.

You better watch out! You better cry Because AI is coming for your job. And for mine.

"Does AI pose a threat to the creative industry?" This question is relevant now more than ever!

My answer? Well, my answer is a convoluted one. In short, yes, artificial intelligence will steal our jobs but also, no, they won't.

Let me explain.

After speaking to friends who work within the tech and AI field, one inevitability that all have preached is that artificial intelligence will ultimately take over many professional fields. It's just a reality that seems to be an impending not of if but when.

By now, I'm sure you're all very aware and familiar with ChatGPT and Lense.AI, which took the internet by storm these past few days. And for good reason. They're nothing like we've as a society ever seen before. We're so fascinated by it, and our vanity is so paramount that we are forgoing the serious data concerns raised by professionals just because we want to post about how hot we look to receive validation from others on the internet.

I'm not trying to point fingers here. I, too, caved into the social peer pressure and bought and uploaded my photos from Lense.AI. See below:

My point is that with how brilliant these two Ai programs are, it is only a matter of time before they are perfected and then the need for brilliant writers, producers, photographers and all other sorts of creatives on a global day-to-day level will massively decrease. Now the question is, is that a bad thing? I'd argue and say that whilst absolutely, of course, anyone losing a livelihood is horrible, it does have some good to it. As a photographer, if a phone has an amazing camera which results in people of lower income can now take better headshot profile photos and have a bigger chance at getting that job interview due to their upgraded headshot photo, then that genuinely makes me happy and excited for their accessibility.

In any case, when the Iphone first came out with their first phenomenal cameras my initial reaction was, wow, as a photographer I'm at risk of losing my job. Anyone can take a decent photo and the need for my services will become obsolete.

But I quickly realized that was insecurity and stupidity talking. Here's the hurtful truth. The only creatives who will survive the AI takeover and not meet their early demise are the ones who will establish an unbreakable and large para-social personal brand. The creatives who understand that people will want to work with and pay big bucks for people they can relate to and like. Branding will be the only thing that saves you at the end of times.

Its time to wake up or say goodbye. Maybe this is a little harsh, and I could be totally wrong. I can only speak on my own experience as a professional headshot photographer living in Los Angeles. My own experience only. But I believe that when faced with paying money to a random stranger or an artificial intelligence, the only way a person would be willing to part with their hard earned money is if its supporting and working with someone they feel like they have commonality and a bond with.

The second way a creative can ensure they don't lose it all is by truly bringing back what it means to be a creative. Innovation. The only other way you won't lose your entire career is if you bring something new and innovative to your industry. You must figure out a way to basically be better, cooler, or deliver a better, and cooler product than your AI counterpart. If you can build an impressive brand + constantly reinvent, and be innovative you probably won't go out of business.

"One of the primary advantages of AI is its ability to quickly and efficiently produce large amounts of content. For example, AI can be trained to write articles or stories by analyzing vast amounts of text data and learning the patterns and styles of human writing. This means that AI can potentially produce large amounts of written content much faster than a human writer.

Similarly, AI can be used to generate music by analyzing and learning from existing songs and compositions. This can allow AI to create new pieces of music that are similar in style to existing works, potentially making it a valuable tool for music producers and composers.

In the art world, AI has also begun to make its presence felt. For example, AI algorithms have been used to create paintings and drawings that can be indistinguishable from those produced by human artists. This has raised concerns that AI could potentially replace human artists in the future."

This entire three paragraphs above were written by ChatGPT. If that doesn't alarm you then you might as well exit this article now.

For the next few years, its important to remember that AI is still a long way from fully replicating the complexity and nuance of human thought. AI may be able to produce large amounts of content quickly and efficiently, but it still lacks the ability to truly understand and engage with the world in the same way that us humans can.

My final message: don't panic. Do what us humans have always done. Pivot, adapt and survive. We can and we will.