With more than 50 animes premiering every 3 months, there is an increasingly greater demand for anime and the editorial department of Shueisha shared an article that highlights a growing concern in the creative industry: artificial intelligence (AI) can pose a significant threat for human professionals involved in design, illustration, manga creation, animation, writing, composition, and more.
According to the article, in U.S There is already a reduction in employment in financial sectors such as securities analysts, insurance agents and wealth management consultants due to the superior performance of AI in processing large amounts of data. According to a report from Goldman Sachs, generative AI is predicted to impact 300 million jobs worldwide, with 7% of US workers to be replaced by these technologies..
It is important to note that these predictions should be considered as references, as there is no consensus on when and to what extent generative AI will advance in the future. Furthermore, management psychology and government economic policies will play a crucial role in determining the actual impact on jobs.
However, the creative industry appears to be in the line of fire. Designers, illustrators, manga artists, animators, writers, screenwriters, lyricists, composers and other professionals dedicated to creative expression may face the threat of being replaced by AI. Models and stakeholders may also experience significant changes in their roles due to these technologies.
The future of human creativity is at a crossroads and the industry will have to find innovative ways of collaborating between artificial intelligence and human creativity to evolve in this new technological paradigm.
The Japanese responded to the article:
- It is now possible to create 3DCG animations, but it seems that traditional animation is disappearing.
- And what will happen to AI programmers? Will they also be replaced and will the AI improve?
- There is a growing need for a workforce that can do things faster, but not better. This is where the judgment of whether it is worth using an AI or not comes in. However, many human skills are impossible to replicate.
- I don’t think the manga will be invaded by AIs. Or well, at least I hope so.
- Light novels will be the first to be replaced by AI, if they haven’t already. And, of course, the people who adapt stories for other media will also be replaced.
- It’s the same process by which artisans lost their jobs with the arrival of automation and cost reduction. Society always evolves this way.
- Even if something like this happens, I don’t think it will last long. It’s impossible to create something good if originality is not included, it’s like asking someone who doesn’t think for themselves to do something.
- Groups with heavy voices will be difficult to remove. “The artists and illustrators were easy to replace because they never came together to protest”
- Even celebrities and commentators will eventually be replaced. “Artists will only be hired to lend their face, not their talent”
- More than the fact that AI will replace certain people, we must understand that our culture is at risk. Unlike the product market, where there are copies everywhere, the art market is completely individual. “Consumers will get tired when AI doesn’t know how to offer them something new.”
