This is going to make me lose a bunch of watchers/followers, but that's alright; I have my opinion and you have yours.
With that out of the way, here's my take on it. Let people have the ability to do things they otherwise were unable to do.
This AI uproar has the same energy as music artist had when people gained the ability to record things on blank cassettes.
The same energy when you suddenly were able to burn music/software/etc on CDs.
I'll even go so far as people complaining that pirating videogames are killing game developers.
Those were the complaints/fears. The reality? Music artists continued to thrive (if their music was good), The complaining software companies continued making millions and videogame companies of all kinds (from indie to AAA) are popping up everywhere and hasn't came close to dying.
I'm an artist and it does take me hours/days/weeks/months to complete some of the things I craft. It has taken a lot of time and effort to get to the 'meh' level that I'm at, but I'm happy with it. It is a hobby for me.
One of the small benefits is that I'm able to draw things/characters in ways or styles that I'm clearly in the minority on enjoying ( example: Mobian characters with the canon blob feet style). Because of this, I can fully understand the possible frustration of others who can't draw, don't have the time or patience to learn how to draw and/or the money for any of it.
People love to scream "commission an artist to do it!". Not everyone has the cash to blow on a novelty as having an artist create a piece for them. For responsible adults, there are many other things that take priority; such as bills, food, gas, clothes and even then the occasional curveball that life randomly drops on you, like a car accident or family member needing help.
Then there's finding the artist that draws in the style. Using myself as an example, if I wasn't an artist, I'd be miserable trying to find an artist that DOESN'T draw things with obese thick ass or hips, uncut furry 'foreskin', humanoid feet, modern 'bean mouth' and many other things I don't like. The few found, I'd also have to hope that they'd be willing to do NSFW things, if they're okay with certain kinks. And then hope they're within a decent affordable price range. And finally waiting for who knows how long for the commission to be finished: Weeks, Months, even Years.
AI, is a tool that gives people who are unable to do it themselves and/or can't afford to pay someone else to do it; to try and create images that they wish to see.
This would have been a blessing tool to have if it had come when I was younger. And though I do not use it nor have the patience to learn the specific commands to have an ai program create what is in my head; I am happy that others have a way to do just that.
AI isn't going to kill the already oversaturated artist market. At present, ai art has the 'artificial' look to them. It's not going to be replacing traditional or digital artists.
If you're worried about these people not commissioning you; chances are, they weren't thinking about commissioning anyone anyway. Same with people pirating music/software. You're not losing something that you weren't going to gain anyway.
For the record, I have all the ai keywords blocked, as I'm not a fan of the 'artificial' look they give. But I am against people demanding to ban the art. You guys are being no different than the people on FA demanding all the art that 'offends them' be banned.
And artists crying about their stuff not being on the popularity page, fucking grow up! This is childish behavior. How many artists NEVER get on the popular page? Is your ego that fragile that the moment the spotlight isn't on you; you fall into an emotional distraught? Seriously, grow up. This site/the internet/the world doesn't revolve around you.
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Related to this, I've hear artist raising a stink over people commissioning line art and then the person taking said lineart picture and having an ai color it.
If they paid for it; it's their picture now. They can do what they want with it as far as I'm concerned. Would you get upset if they took the same picture and just used the Fill Bucket tool on MSPaint to color the picture?
It's the same level as an author of a coloring book getting pissed that someone colored in it. The same level as you buying a steak, but put ketchup on it instead of steak sauce. If they paid for it, it's theirs to do as they please.
It comes back down to possible financial issues. Again, times are tough and expensive; if someone wants to take line art and turn it into a DIY project, as long as they give credit to who drew the lineart, there should be no problem.
This said; anyone who had commissioned lineart from me or (whenever I open again) wish to commission lineart. You are free to have it colored in ai, if you wish. I do not mind it and if you want, let me see what the result is. I'd be happy to take a gander.
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