"Image generation technology"? Just say you stole artists work through an AI gen and then claimed a labour shortage even though people like me and my brother who have degrees can't get jobs because there's 500 other graduates also trying to get an interview per application. Liars
You can't stop AI art. You know why artists are still needed, because they can't take client notes. You get a great first impression, but the details are all wrong. Will it get better yes, but until it's fully conscious and can fix specific notes from the client, it will be ok.
. The anime world, should be up in arms after being reduced a token "+ human" in credits. This is a slap in face of lifetime's worth of blood, sweat & tears anime artists spend honing their craft