[liuru]

Haha, this is something that constantly ponder, while I am developing this product.

Though, the conclusion I've come to is that that hand-drawn art will always meaningful for humans, because it is born of the human experience.

An interesting example is the invention of photography, which at its time, was very good at doing the thing artists were doing back then (capturing likenesses)

But photography didn't replace art: instead, artists now use photographs to be more expressive, convincing, and make better art. In tandem, the widespread adoption of photography meant that more average folks could get their likenesses taken!

Personally, my skills as an artist has improved by quite a bit, after launching this product, purely because observing it offers some fascinating insights into how anime is created!

I hope that as an industry, we'll find better ways to create, and what we know to be the "best" art today will be even better in the future!

[eezurr]

One thing to consider is the number of artists employed by businesses. I dont have actual numbers but i know video game companies employs many. Businesses have different values than an individual human, and won't care if the art is made by a computer if its cheaper and passable. Theres also huge market for NSFW art. Whos going to know who or what made the image?

Comparing photography to hand drawn art is silly. They are two different mediums.

Your company could be the first to capture the market. I guess if you can sleep with the consequences of your work,who cares? Im not judging because if its not you, it will be someone else.

Personally i think we as a society need to step back and press pause and really consider the consequences of this technology, and even existing technologies.

If you become rich, could you set up a charity for all the future starving artists, if that future comes to pass? I dont want to live in a world where theres no room for human creativity.

Not an artist, just a concerned human.

[throwaway2331]

It's no longer art if it's for commercial purposes.

Those who have the courage necessary to become artists, and renounce the vulgarity of the world, will continue to do so.

Those who delude themselves into thinking they're creating anything while being employed in commerce, will be managed out.

The deep crevice where the two meet and manage to find compromise, will continue to be filled by wealthy, independent patrons.

Asking others to think and do as we wish is silly.

Ironically, if it's that important to you, why don't you start giving monetary support directly to artists? Changing one's own actions is more impactful than trying to change those of the many (and the prior is more likely to lead to the latter, than if one were to focus solely on the latter).