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It really doesn't make sense to attribute those job losses to AI-the-technology, because if that were the case we'd be observing AI outputs displacing conventional entertainment products, and they're clearly not. Rather, the impact of AI is that AI-the-business is crowding out other investment.

Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈@josephpolitano.bsky.social

Hollywood has suffered the most in the AI era—with the movie & TV industry losing more than 100k jobs, nearly one-third of the sector’s total employment, over the last four years. Total employment in video production is approaching the fthe lowest levels in 30 years

I feel like there's a version of Gresham's law that as long as scams that promise exponential growth are allowed to present themselves as legitimate they inevitably crowd out real investments that can only generate organic growth.

that's pretty much just a classic example of a gresham's dynamic. bad investment drives out good

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