Getty Images files for bankruptcy as AI zero-marginal-cost content rocks media
ericwdolan · x · 2026-10-23
Per the New York Post, stock-photo giant Getty Images has officially filed for bankruptcy. @ericwdolan argues every media business will be challenged by AI: content production at near-zero marginal cost is about to wreck a ton of companies, with Getty cited as a landmark casualty of AI-generated content disrupting legacy media business models.
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