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Who Survives AI? Useful Insights from Walter Terruso
Walter Terruso, an Italian interior designer with 20 years of experience, warns that AI will create an "outliers economy" where only exceptionally creative designers survive while mid-level professionals struggle. He consults for studios on integrating agentic AI workflows and teaches courses, driven by what he describes as sincere worry about the impact on mid-level creatives who lack extraordinary talent and opportunities. Unlike the optimistic narratives coming from top designers, Terruso offers an honest assessment that AI will leave little room for those who do competent but not exceptional work.
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