For my research paper, I want to understand how various specific industries are seeing their landscapes shift since the popularization of generative AI. I’m particularly interested in seeing how careers that reside at the intersection of business and art are changing. I’m considering focusing mainly on content creators, authors, possibly voice actors, and possibly journalists. I want to know how the job has changed, what different approaches in the industry have been, and what the positives and negatives of AI’s introduction have been.

I imagine working with articles, probably some first-hand digging through social media, probably some interviews, and I’ll be utilizing the first-hand source I have the easiest access to; my mother, a cellist and voice actor. I know she has access to a lot of front-line information on how AI has affected jobs in the VA field, and I’m curious about the different stances she, her colleagues, and employers may take.