[svantana]

You're quite the pessimist. I think the arts would do well to look at sports as a glimpse of their future. Machines are faster and stronger than people, but that hasn't had any impact on sports at all. Nobody's tuning in to the robot olympics.

[rishabhparikh]

Agreed that no one wants to watch shotput when the ball is launched out of a cannon, but people might be interested when the robots competing are anthropomorphs.

For example, robot boxing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdkwjs_g83w

[likium]

A better analogy would be musicians. Recorded music is around but some musicians still make a living, mostly off live concerts and merch.

But it might also go the way of pottery, glass-making and weaving. They’re still around but extremely niche.

[AstroBen]

Who did the visual effects of the last movie you watched?

Most commercial artists are very much unknown, in the background. This is a different situation from sport