Show Notes
AI did not ask for permission before walking into the image industry, and right now everyone is reacting to it differently. Some are quietly panicking, while others are quietly using it to move faster than the rest of their market.
This week I sit down with Kevin, our AI designer at CocoSpark and a former visual effects artist who spent years inside some of the biggest studios in the world. We talk about what is really happening to the people who make images for a living, and we get into the question I keep hearing from my own clients: does AI belong in luxury, or does it quietly erode everything a premium brand is built on?
His answer, and the way he explains where all of this is heading, might just change how you look at your own brand!
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