Furry would survive as a force without marginalized groups. Its core 'identity politics' is a focus on anthropomorphic animals, which can be appreciated across the political and social spectrum. Where necessary, motifs of such groups may be adopted as premium products to allow the wealthy to represent themselves as supporting them. I see no barrier to AI doing the same.
Historically, labour replacement has been largely successful as a practice. Indeed, in the UK organized labour finds itself almost without a political party given the drift of Labour away from the left in search of a plurality, which will be interesting come the next general election. Recent strikes have had some impact, but mostly in "high value" areas - doctors and nurses. And these are coherently organized groups. If an artist goes on strike - or, say, refuses AI references - they are likely to be replaced by others.
Realistically, if you are going to fight a war, you will need machinery to do it effectively; the means of its production are not held by the masses, nor do they have the technical skills to operate them - so such uprisings are likely to meet the same fate as the Luddites, execution and penal transportation. Moreover, it is hard to "break" a trivially-copyable AI that can be deployed worldwide, out of the reach of rioting artists.
Furry would survive as a force without marginalized groups. Its core 'identity politics' is a focus on anthropomorphic animals, which can be appreciated across the political and social spectrum. Where necessary, motifs of such groups may be adopted as premium products to allow the wealthy to represent themselves as supporting them. I see no barrier to AI doing the same.
Historically, labour replacement has been largely successful as a practice. Indeed, in the UK organized labour finds itself almost without a political party given the drift of Labour away from the left in search of a plurality, which will be interesting come the next general election. Recent strikes have had some impact, but mostly in "high value" areas - doctors and nurses. And these are coherently organized groups. If an artist goes on strike - or, say, refuses AI references - they are likely to be replaced by others.
Realistically, if you are going to fight a war, you will need machinery to do it effectively; the means of its production are not held by the masses, nor do they have the technical skills to operate them - so such uprisings are likely to meet the same fate as the Luddites, execution and penal transportation. Moreover, it is hard to "break" a trivially-copyable AI that can be deployed worldwide, out of the reach of rioting artists.