Artist mentor of 8 years laid off as company keeps only one AI-savvy artist
Fresh-Personality598 · reddit · 2026-10-20
A Reddit user shares that their art mentor was fired after 8 years at a company that kept only one artist who can use AI, since it's cheaper. The poster laments that art careers are being hollowed out by AI and regrets choosing the field — a firsthand case of AI displacing creative jobs.
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