this has always been the pushback to AI art. tbh i dont care whether AI art is "real art." whether it's real art or not, it's going to have the effects on the people in industries replace. Its the modern day equivalent of self checkouts, but it cuts deeper (personally).
in a larger sense, replacing human artistry is such a tragedy. there are more artists out of all of us (including ALL human artistry, theatre, animation, writing, drawing, painting, fabric crafts, jewelry) than modern day neocapitalism has to do with. to accept this change in automation of jobs is not just an ideological triffle, it has major implications of how we perceive art, how it affects our art, creation, and the world around us. especially in this upcoming wave ,signalled by the above, of AI art overtaking the many people who animating and painting/illustration is their art and passion.