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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Art Waring" data-source="post: 9576090" data-attributes="member: 7037141">I won't speak for other artists, but my personal policy has already been to avoid anything ai generated for several years now, since it first appeared for public use in 2022. That means that I will do my best to make sure that other artists I work with won't be using it in any projects that I commission them for. Period.I've done extensive research on the subject of gen-ai right here on the forums, be sure to check the gen-ai threads elsewhere on the forum for topics I have already previously discussed such as the LIAON-5B dataset, the various ethical implications, and especially the exploitive & unethical nature of the technology. I won't be discussing them at length here because I have already done so in other threads to the point of exhaustion. If you really think you need to use gen-ai to do something for you, then that is your choice, but I also would not want to be associated with that project either, because (not just for the reasons explained above), as an artist who is trying my best to do right by others, I personally have a lot of respect for projects that are taking this into consideration.Not that I ever cared about winning any awards, but I don't think that I would want to win an award that way. I would personally prefer that my artwork not be used on projects that implement the use of gen-ai because that is just my own personal policy. I think that a well made ttrpg book is kind of like its own work of art, where every component is carefully crafted with a respect for the entire process, not just the end result.With all respects, I would not personally want my art to be associated with a project that was using gen-ai, because that is my experience after years of debating with other people and other artists about the subject. That is just my personal preference though, to each their own and all that, I have no judgements against other people using it if they think they have to for some reason, but for me personally my philosophy towards art is very different than even other artists.For example: I often spend years working on each individual piece of art I make, I also go back and work on old pieces of art I have made over the years to see them grow organically because I pay way too much attention to small details. The process of working on my personal project started back in 2017, I am still working on artwork started back then. Part of it is that the game has become more refined over time, so too has the artwork.I hope that this will answer your questions, and I hope everyone is in good health.Respectfully,Art</blockquote>

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