WotC Would you buy WotC products produced or enhanced with AI?

[The Firebird]

This is actually placing emphasis on the wrong thing. The issue is not quality, it is the fact that gen-ai cannot exist without having stolen work from countless people. Folks right here in these forums have stated numerous times that their work has been stolen, and I don't see them arguing over ephemeral things like "quality," I see them saying that their work was stolen right out from under them without any recourse.

Good post. I think there have been discussions about quality, specifically imagination, in this thread. My point was more that people feel legitimately upset and treated unfairly, and that is causing them to be overly cynical about whether or not AI can be imaginative.

 

[Morrus]

The body proportions on AI art of females in general is better that that of human artists in the fantasy RPG genre.

The body proportions of females, specifically? What an odd thing to be an expert on. I guess we know what you use AI art generators for.

 

[ezo]

didn’t you just thumbs-up

No... this part:

When that’s finally demystified it may look remarkably similar to something a machine could do.

sounds like you should not be so sure about your claim, I’d even say it is way off from reality or you are abstracting it so far to be meaningless

I have no idea what you mean or why you would say this.

AI doesn't actually learn because it's not actually sapient. It's absolutely nothing like how humans learn.

Whatever.

 

[Art Waring]

I legitimately wonder what the"never AI" folks plan to do with the massive AI integration into every piece of productivity software they are likely to use, without the ability to opt out.

This is absolutely incorrect. "Every piece of software" is completely bogus in every respect.

I am a designer/ illustrator that exclusively uses GIMP & other programs that are not only free to use, but they do not incorporate any kind of gen-ai tools, they will not be force-integrating them (unlike adobe), and they are very aware of their user-base, who doesn't want it in the software they are using.

There are countless alternatives to use besides the big names in the industry. Nobody can force me to use adobe tools if I don't like the way that company is doing business.

 

[kayakingpoodle]

Corporations are racing to integrate AI into everything, including your fridge. This isn't necessary, or a good thing, but it's real.

Which is why pushback is important! If we wait until there are no other options then we get stuck with it.

I find it interesting, and this is a generalization, that a significant portion of those praising "ai" are largely the easiest to be replaced by it in the short term. By that I mean they love it because it makes there life easy and saves them money so why isn't everyone tripping over themselves to use it, how long before it just removes them from the equation?

There are already ways to detect its use in academic uses, the days are all but gone to use it on a paper without getting caught.

 

[Morrus]

I legitimately wonder what the"never AI" folks plan to do with the massive AI integration into every piece of productivity software they are likely to use, without the ability to opt out.

We’re not delighted. I mean right now I’m having tariffs forced on me, soon I’ll have AI forced on me. Generally, I live in a world where I have very little agency—things are just done to me by powerful agencies. Even in this tiny industry, powerful people gatekeep the less powerful. And I’m pretty privileged; for many people it’s way worse.

 

[mamba]

Corporations are racing to integrate AI into everything, including your fridge. This isn't necessary, or a good thing, but it's real.

and a waste of my money, not gonna pay more for an AI fridge

 

[Reynard]

This is absolutely incorrect. "Every piece of software" is completely bogus in every respect.

I am a designer/ illustrator that exclusively uses GIMP & other programs that are not only free to use, but they do not incorporate any kind of gen-ai tools, they will not be force-integrating them (unlike adobe), and they are very aware of their user-base, who doesn't want it in the software they are using.

There are countless alternatives to use besides the big names in the industry. Nobody can force me to use adobe tools if I don't like the way that company is doing business.

Unless you work for a big company that mandates what software you use every day.

 

[BookTenTiger]

Unless you work for a big company that mandates what software you use every day.

Luckily none of us here are mandated by our companies to purchase products from a hypothetical future WotC that are made with AI!

 

[mamba]

The question is--is the method of imagination humans use the only conceivable way imagination could exist? Could another process exist that was also imaginative yet had little to do with human creativity?

probably, who knows. LLMs and their like will never get there however, wrong approach for that, but then most jobs / tasks do not require imagination so why would their creators care