Who will protect the person behind an AI-generated face? Reading Contra Labs’ Creative Intelligence 2026 made me think beyond what AI can create—to what we’ll need to protect. My prediction: Digital Identity Guardians could become a new profession. These specialists would help protect our faces, voices and digital doubles from unauthorized AI use—verifying identity, tracking permissions, and managing consent. The report highlights privacy, security and copyright as barriers to AI adoption. To me, that raises a bigger question: how will we distinguish a convincing likeness from an authorized one? I believe some of the most important future jobs won’t focus on generating more content. They’ll focus on protecting the people behind it. AI can copy a face. But who protects the person behind it? I shared this prediction in a reply to Ben’s post on X. Join the conversation here: https://x.com/salimajiwani123/status/2108823613554282893?s=20

What new profession do you think AI will create?