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When actually it should be software companies that should be worried. If you believe like some guys do that you can just point an LLM to any piece of software in the world and ask it to patch it / replicate it / maintain it with zero copyright repercussions, what is the point of software companies again?

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If you believe like some guys do that you can just point a camera at any painting in the world and replicate it, what is the point of painters again?

(i.e. the ability to copy existing things does not obsolete the need to be able to make new things)

Which is why compared to the times before the camera was invented, earning the living as a painter is vastly reduced to a few that manage to make it.

Likewise since digital photography became common, most photography shops closed, those that are around usually barely survive with services like photos for government official documents.

Events photography is also a niche nowadays, as the organisers then sample the photos done by guests on their mobile phones. Very few professional photographers still get such gigs.

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