A new report says AI isn't what's actually killing Hollywood jobs.
The real cause is messier.
A new Otis College report found 114,000 California creative-industry jobs gone since 2022, and says AI isn't actually what did it.
The Actual Finding
"No single respondent described AI as having replaced an entire role or workflow." Nobody's whole job got swapped out for a robot.
What Actually Happened
Two things stacked together: lower-paid workers priced out by cost of living, and the industry's own post-Peak-TV budget correction, landing the same years AI got good.
Where I Sit In This
I'm overqualified for the work I'm doing right now, not because software took my job, but because there isn't enough work out there right now.
Both Halves, Honestly
Reassuring: your specific job wasn't wholesale replaced. Harder: budget contraction is real, and it's not obviously better news.
My Honest Take
You can't fix a budget problem by getting better at prompting. Know the real cause so you solve the right problem, not the loud one.
What Actually Shrank Your Work This Year?
AI, budgets, or something else? Tell me the real story.