Kickstarter CEO Everette Taylor told Fortune's CEO Daily newsletter that AI is pushing people toward creative careers while complicating matters. He said it draws more founders to the site, but he is uneasy about what software can produce unaided. After asking ChatGPT for a film script about a Mosquito Man, he got a complete screenplay, which he found striking. Kickstarter says more than 24 million backers have contributed close to $9 billion to 277,302 projects through April 2025, helping create over a million jobs. One study from 2026 covering 63,000 campaigns found that projects bearing an AI-use tag collected roughly 40% less money and attracted close to a quarter fewer backers.
Why it matters: A 2026 study linked AI-use labels to weaker crowdfunding support, a finding relevant to creators and platforms deciding how to use the technology.
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