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Report Suggests Nearly No One Is Buying AI Generated Goods https://kotaku.com/3d-model-markets-are-being-flooded-with-ai-sellers-but-no-ones-buying-2000724790

Kotaku nailed the core problem. But there's a second-order cost nobody's talking about: This isn't just "AI slop didn't sell" (correct). It's "platforms keep pushing AI anyway because the cost of that choice lands on emerging-market developers, not on capital."

CGTrader's competitive advantage was a 22-year-old in Bangalore with exceptional rigging skills. Responsive. Culturally aware. $20/hr for specialized work, not cheap labor. AI floods the market with "good enough." Buyers lower expectations. The specialist loses the ability to charge for judgment...

The 1% sales rate? That's actually the market saying "we don't want this." But Tencent deal says "we build it anyway because growth metrics > labor outcomes."