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Will AI replace Artworker jobs? · Latest report #j2ha6si3
Your job has an expiration date
December 7, 2027
In 13 monthsYour job is just clicking 'save as' until the computer dies.
Professional file-prep technician and accidental PDF-fixing magician.
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One human is building a game about fighting back.
The end of your tedious file prepping.
blub.you▸ PREPRESS-LOGIC 9000▸ RARITY · COMMON▸ DEPRECATION IN 13 MONTHSAI's Special Power
automates color profiles in under one second
You prepare files for print by adjusting bleeds, color profiles, and crop marks. Robots do this faster now.
The one thing AI can't do
You can sense when a low-resolution image will look pixelated on a massive vinyl banner.
Your enemy, your name, your date. Post it.
Step by step, from the first quiet change to Deprecation Day.
Week 4
Folders auto-organize into standard print-ready naming conventions.
Month 4
Software detects missing fonts and low-res images in milliseconds.
Month 8
Algorithms mathematically expand artwork edges for perfect print bleeds.
Month 12
Files push directly to printing machines without manual intervention.
Month 13 · D-Day
The software assumes full control of all print output pipelines.
What you cost, what the machine costs, and what you get on the way out.
Per year
Savings: 97.8%
4
Files prepped per hour
3
Coffee consumed before 10am
40 percent
Time spent fixing bleed errors
Your severance
One high-resolution monitor and a box of thumb drives.
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