Sep 23 • 💬 General
Can AI replace us?
AI is getting scary good. It’s already making decent videos, passable animations, and even some motion graphics. Plus, there are tools dropping every week, made specifically for our field.
So yeah it’s a fair question. Can AI replace animators? Will it lower what we earn? And what about those animation templates being sold everywhere... are they killing our work too?
Look, I’m not here to debate whether AI will be able to make studio-quality animations someday. Because if we’re being honest, it certainly will. And it’ll happen faster than we expect.
A years ago AI couldn’t even draw hands. Now it’s doing ultra realistic videos with sfx and voice over included, animating characters, generating full 3D models from 2D images, and matching facial expressions to voices.
Every time we say “nah, it’s not there yet” it shows up two months later and says “bet”
So yeah, it’s coming.
But here’s the key that doesn’t mean it’ll replace you.
If your work looks like a template… AI and templates will eat your lunch. If your animations are generic, soulless, or follow the same trends as everyone else, you’re already replaceable.
But if you offer custom motion that’s smart, intentional, and actually communicates something? You’re good.
Sure, anyone can ask an AI to generate a full animation. But will it be how you want it? Will it feel right? Will it actually reflect a brand’s identity?
That’s the part AI can’t fake. Not yet.
Because real motion design isn’t just about making stuff move. It’s about understanding the goal, reading between the lines, and giving clients what they meant to ask for, not just what they said.
And that takes CRITERIA. You only get that after messing up a hundred projects and figuring out what works and what doesn’t.
AI don’t have that. You do.
So will AI replace motion designers? Nah. It’ll replace the average ones.
The ones who rely on presets. The ones who never grew past the basics. The ones who are already being replaced by Canva and Fiverr templates.
But the ones who have taste, criteria, and experience working with real clients, you’re not just safe, you’re in demand.
Now let’s flip the question. Instead of "can AI replace us?" ask HOW you can use it to your advantage?
If you can use AI to make decent animations, use it in your projects where you have 100+ things to animate and let it animate some of those things, using your criteria to see if they fit well.
If AI can make good designs, use it to design the assets for your project, this can save you a lot of time.
If AI can make sound effects, use it to create your own unique SFX exactly how you want it, without experience to create them.
So what do you think?
Will AI replace us? Or just the ones who aren't bringing anything original to the table?
Drop your thoughts, and if you're already using AI tell us which way are you using it to improve your work?
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