While it will never be the same, generative AI will certainly not destroy photography or any visual art. In fact, it might just do the opposite. We, human beings, like computers, learn by copying. Great artists all started by admiring a previous artist and copying them until they found their own style. They watch and learn from seeing others’ artwork exactly how generative AI currently learn from large repository of visual content. Nothing different.
Source: No, Generative AI is not the end of art or photography – Kaptur