AI job risk: Creative

Will AI replace illustrators?

Our AI risk score for illustrators is 55 out of 100: medium risk.

55

Medium risk

The verdict

Expect a large share of the tasks to be automated in the next 5 to 10 years, with fewer people doing more.

What AI already does

Image generators produce stock-style illustrations in seconds.

What stays human

A recognisable style, storytelling and work clients can own and trust.

What to learn next

A personal style and audience, children's books, art direction.

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Other creative jobs

Safer moves from illustrators: actors (30).

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Sources: World Economic Forum, Future of Jobs Report 2025; IMF, "Gen-AI: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work" (2024); ILO, "Generative AI and Jobs" (2023, updated 2025); Eloundou et al., "GPTs are GPTs" (2023); Frey and Osborne, "The Future of Employment" (2013). Scores are RoboDoom's own estimates, see how we score.

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