DALLĀ·E 2 (https://openai.com/dall-e-2/)
Google also just announced a competing system that's better in some ways and worse in others, but google isn't releasing it to the public.
The images often have a clear AI look but they're still good enough.
Logo designers? The cheap ones are out of work.
(https://i.imgur.com/JZ8snbg.jpeg)
(https://i.imgur.com/wJNQM0u.jpeg)
Commissioned artists for restaurants? No need for a local artist, just print this on your wall.
(https://i.imgur.com/ccRHBaR.jpeg)
Quirky photographers? Ok this isn't really a job but still.
(https://i.imgur.com/avn66gp.jpeg)
(https://i.imgur.com/cjFbXc4.jpeg)
Clipart people? Idk, but it comes from somewhere.
(https://i.imgur.com/dP0lUNA.jpeg)
Stock photography? Like this one is really dead.
(https://i.imgur.com/3XaHkku.jpeg)
(https://i.imgur.com/FpB2oez.jpeg)
Mobile game artists?
(https://i.imgur.com/feWbLwn.jpeg)
Lofi artists? I see this art all the time with lofi.
(https://i.imgur.com/cG4erFg.jpeg)
Video game concept artists? Super easy way to get a feel for an area.
(https://i.imgur.com/KruXIwz.jpeg)
Magazine artists? Google's version handles text just fine.
(https://i.imgur.com/7clKeCB.jpeg)
Fan fiction? No more commissioned art work.
(https://i.imgur.com/ajRXYW1.jpeg)
Background art for games/movies? Much easier to use this instead of making sure you have a license, cough Uncharted 4.
(https://i.imgur.com/0b2Ixbi.jpeg)
(all of these from Dr_Singularity (u/Dr_Singularity) - Reddit (https://www.reddit.com/user/Dr_Singularity/) )
Basically any art that is pumped out for quantity instead of quality is now better served by AI. Even incredibly good artists will have to compete with customers having a free but potentially "good enough" alternative.
It's actually scary. I think most people think about truck drivers and burger flippers with AI, but this came out of nowhere.
second thought,... i wonder if this can be used to generate bad stuff.
"emma watson and anya taylor joy kissing while naked in a pink lacey bed"
(https://i.redd.it/mx7g36olue491.png)
The future I dream of.
Shouldn't be too many years till it can do video.
I could see it being a great tool for shows. Human writes the whole thing but AI draws it.
I can definitely see using this to start generating ideas and concepts for my own games. Given you can get a good enough prompt for what you want.