Donald Trump recently announced a $500 billion investment in the brand new Stargate Project – a joint venture with the leaders of Softbank Group, OpenAI, and Oracle – set to be "the largest AI infrastructure project by far in history." In the creative industries, AI is the centre of constant ethical debate and it seems graphic designers are among the many debating the future of their careers. For some it's a matter of adapting, while others are considering jumping ship, seeing the AI evolution as the beginning of the end.
This AI era is an unprecedented time to begin a career in graphic design, and with concerns mounting and conflicting career advice circulating, it's easy for emerging designers to feel dissuaded by the onslaught of fear-mongering news. Whether Trump's AI investment will influence a shift in the graphic design field remains to be seen – regardless, AI advancement continues to march forward.
