@brianmerchant makes the shrewd point that #artists are losing jobs to #AI not because AI is that good, but because many companies that employ artists don't need work to be that good.
https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/artists-are-losing-work-wages-and

The same point applies far beyond the arts and we see examples every day. Poor writing in popular journalism. Poor decisions by insurance companies and other institutions. Poor attempts to grab your attention and influence you.

Merchant himself generalizes the point beyond AI and art: "There is a clear parallel to the Luddites here, who were skilled technicians and clothmakers who weren’t worried about technology surpassing them, but the way factory owners used it to make cheaper, lower-quality goods that drove down prices."