{
  "id": 1501290,
  "title": "The Economy Has Spoken: Stuff That’s AI-Generated Has Almost Zero Value",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/the-economy-has-spoken-stuff-thats-ai-generated-has-almost-zero-value",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-17T14:27:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Futurism",
    "slug": "futurism",
    "url": "https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/economy-ai-generated-value"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The rise of AI-generated content on online marketplaces has raised concerns about its true value. On CGTrader, a popular platform for 3D assets used by video game developers, film editors, and 3D printing enthusiasts, AI-generated assets now account for one-sixth of all models available. However, they contribute only $1 of every $90 in revenue, indicating that buyers are unwilling to pay for AI-generated content. This represents a significant economic disconnect, as the volume of AI uploads far surpasses the number of AI purchases. Buyers have expressed their dissatisfaction through surveys, with 20 percent stating they found AI-generated assets to be of poor quality, and only four percent finding AI useful for physical objects. This growing disparity between AI uploads and purchases highlights a potential issue for online marketplaces, as disillusioned users may increasingly reject AI-generated content. To combat this, companies like CGTrader are focusing on quality and performance, rather than sheer volume, to ensure buyers remain satisfied with the human-made content they purchase.",
  "summary": "\"Buyers are voting with their wallets, and AI-generated content is struggling to compete.\" The post The Economy Has Spoken: Stuff That’s AI-Generated Has Almost Zero Value appeared first on Futurism .",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}