Sure, in a decade. Right now, all it's capable of doing is vaguely offputting generic plastic imitations of real work. Enough to fool some, but I wouldn't use it for a commercial job yet even if it was not trained on stolen work. Which it was.
Licensing an image from Envato and having an illustrator create it both compensate the illustrator. Using the AI image means you still used their work, you just didn't pay for it. In the first two examples, you were the pro, in the last, you were the con.
I might be wrong, but I guess what they are criticising is the possibility of asking for a design, and AI will provide one. I can see, for a creative person like yourself, the potential to automate and speed up some mundane tasks as a real game changer. But, just typing a command that asks AI to generate a cover art in yellow and purple that matches an eagle and boat and send it to the client would not be very satisfying for anyone.
The more that do take it, the less competition for those that don't.
This framing is psychotic. Procreate is an illustration app built by a relatively small team, and it is the most valuable app in the iPadOS ecosystem. Forcing AI slop into an illustration app doesn't make any sense, and that's the reason why this team is uniquely positioned to be anti-genAI while every tech company is forced to humor this bubble.
That is indeed the challenge with Atrocious Intelligence: To ignore it without getting left behind. Real artists will meet that challenge. Real artists like Monet and Beethoven would not have used it, had it been available to them. Gen AI employs robotic tools creating f-art
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iPad illustration app Procreate today announced that it has no plans to bring generative AI to its software, setting itself apart from many competitors who have embraced the technology.
The decision comes at a time when many companies in the digital art space, such as Adobe, are rapidly integrating AI capabilities into their products and services. Procreate's stance is grounded in a commitment to preserving what it describes as the "humanity" of creative work. The company issued a statement on its website that expressed strong reservations about the impact of generative AI on the creative process:James Cuda, the CEO of Procreate, reinforced the position in a video posted on X (formerly Twitter), expressing his dislike of generative AI and explaining that Procreate's products are designed with the intention that "a human will be creating something." The announcement appears to have resonated with many digital artists who have expressed concerns about the integration of AI into creative tools.
Article Link: iPad Illustration App Procreate Condemns Generative AI
A person doesn't want to take the time to make art and just get a final product, then sure, they can use whatever solution they want. If someone wants to actually create art and realize their visions through their own labor, then they can continue to use Procreate.
