Thinking about it, the commercial artists who I expect to last the longest (assuming eventual takeover of all commercial activities by AI is even possible/can happen without killing humanity) are probably going to be in-person actors and sex-workers. Movie actors are already being replaced by deepfake doubles (so far mostly to cover actors who died before the end of a franchise, but that will probably change), while real-world animatronics still feel almost as lifeless as they did in the 80s. If your artwork can’t be depicted in digital without a significant reduction in quality, then my guess is your job will survive for longer than others.
In many essential ways, sports stars are actors. We don’t watch because moving fast or passing a ball around is inherently interesting, but because of the human element and drama told through the progress of a good sports game/season
Thinking about it, the commercial artists who I expect to last the longest (assuming eventual takeover of all commercial activities by AI is even possible/can happen without killing humanity) are probably going to be in-person actors and sex-workers. Movie actors are already being replaced by deepfake doubles (so far mostly to cover actors who died before the end of a franchise, but that will probably change), while real-world animatronics still feel almost as lifeless as they did in the 80s. If your artwork can’t be depicted in digital without a significant reduction in quality, then my guess is your job will survive for longer than others.
So you expect sports to be taken over by robots? We already know that a car is faster than a person.
In many essential ways, sports stars are actors. We don’t watch because moving fast or passing a ball around is inherently interesting, but because of the human element and drama told through the progress of a good sports game/season