I believe the rise of AI art has shown, more than anything, that many of us here in our tech bubble have no idea what professional artists actually do.
I don't doubt that ai art will have a significant impact but come on....the job involves way more. And ai is not as close to this job as the ads suggest. You only have to take a minute to learn about the average workday of a professional artist.
Surely the industry will find more ways to make the life of artists more miserable with this.