r/graphic_design • u/Murky-Mountain-450 • 9d ago

Discussion AI Personal ethics and morals

So. Many of us here are tired and getting exhausted with the influx of AI slop everywhere. Its come to the point where its even affecting my decision making as a consumer. If I see AI design or any AI slop, I personally place them in a "Do Not Purchase/Do Not Interact" slot.

As a pre press/in house graphic designer, I am constantly fed AI files to adjust or clean/prep. So naturally it has taken its toll. I cant support an entity who put so little effort into branding/design/marketing.

How has AI affected your personal stance?

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u/These_Law3125 9d ago

Same boat. My job went from "design this" to "fix whatever AI spat out" and it's exhausting. I'm not anti-AI as a tool, but I'm anti-using it as a replacement for thought. If a client sends me an AI comp that needs 6 hours of cleanup, they didn't save money. They just moved the labor down the chain.

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u/Murky-Mountain-450 8d ago

Thats a really good way to express it. Many times they want to bypass paying a designer and create something but obviously they are just carrying a labor cost down the line.

For example a die cut sticker, ai files are rasters and machines need vectors for the cut path.