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<blockquote data-quote="TheSword" data-source="post: 9077988" data-attributes="member: 6879661">I think you’re being somewhat unfair to consumers. Ethical industries are quantifiably marketable and do carry more value and in some cases immense value for those that share those views. Free-range/red tractor meat, ethical banking, clothing, cosmetics guaranteed not to be tested on animals etc have lasted in the market place. The problem is that if you don’t have much money these values can become a luxury you can’t afford.To the wider points, the market for RPG products have expanded exponentially - particularly for amateur publishers - which has created many new opportunities to sell. Almost certainly not full time jobs for most people but still supplementary income/subsidizing their hobby. If the available technology allows this to expand then I am all for it as long as it’s labeled as such and kept up front. Technology can broaden access to things that will improve quality of life that they otherwise couldn’t afford or wouldn’t be accessible… health care, education, opportunities.Our marketplaces are already flooded with cheap products from the Far East. Sometimes that ok, but a lot of the time we go with local, authentic, artisan, ethically sourced items that cost more. I see no reason it won’t apply here - certainly for wholly AI generated images. Of course if over time it becomes more like a augmentation and an artist is actively creating and then polishing with AI then it seems no different morally to me than a spell checker or auto-tune.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TheSword, post: 9077988, member: 6879661"] I think you’re being somewhat unfair to consumers. Ethical industries are quantifiably marketable and do carry more value and in some cases immense value for those that share those views. Free-range/red tractor meat, ethical banking, clothing, cosmetics guaranteed not to be tested on animals etc have lasted in the market place. The problem is that if you don’t have much money these values can become a luxury you can’t afford. To the wider points, the market for RPG products have expanded exponentially - particularly for amateur publishers - which has created many new opportunities to sell. Almost certainly not full time jobs for most people but still supplementary income/subsidizing their hobby. If the available technology allows this to expand then I am all for it as long as it’s labeled as such and kept up front. Technology can broaden access to things that will improve quality of life that they otherwise couldn’t afford or wouldn’t be accessible… health care, education, opportunities. Our marketplaces are already flooded with cheap products from the Far East. Sometimes that ok, but a lot of the time we go with local, authentic, artisan, ethically sourced items that cost more. I see no reason it won’t apply here - certainly for wholly AI generated images. Of course if over time it becomes more like a augmentation and an artist is actively creating and then polishing with AI then it seems no different morally to me than a spell checker or auto-tune. [/QUOTE]

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