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<blockquote data-quote="EzekielRaiden" data-source="post: 9468587" data-attributes="member: 6790260">Yep, that's basically all I use it for. Give me a quick, basic visual (usually of a character or location) because that helps my friends remember things better; or, ask ChatGPT for suggestions on adventure ideas or combat elements. I often ignore most if not all of what it suggests, but both paths are valuable for getting me started. AI is helpful for breaking writer's block, even if only &quot;no, that's a terrible idea, this would be MUCH better.&quot;My budget for buying art is negative. I not only don't have money for it, but even if I tried to save up money for it, that money would 99.999% of the time need to go to something more important first, like medical bills, school debt, or helping friends and family with emergencies. So, the amount of art I was using before was either zero, or was me scouring the internet for something someone had already made and saying, &quot;This isn't correct, but it's halfway decent.&quot; Am I &quot;replacing artists&quot;? I would never use this art for anything remotely official, and if I could afford actual art for this, you can bet your bottom dollar I would get it because then I could be just earnestly proud of it. Hell, the only reason I started using it more than for my own personal enjoyment is because I learned that my players would benefit from having a visual aid.Have I somehow misunderstood the arguments? Because I'm fairly sure I get them. AI training data stinks of theft from artists. AI artwork being used for something that people pay for is basically flipping the bird to real artists and is genuinely unacceptable. But what am I, personally, taking away from an artist I literally couldn't hire in the first place despite being quite happy to do so if I were able?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="EzekielRaiden, post: 9468587, member: 6790260"] Yep, that's basically all I use it for. Give me a quick, basic visual (usually of a character or location) because that helps my friends remember things better; or, ask ChatGPT for suggestions on adventure ideas or combat elements. I often ignore most if not all of what it suggests, but both paths are valuable for getting me [I]started[/I]. AI is helpful for breaking writer's block, even if only "no, that's a terrible idea, [I]this[/I] would be MUCH better." My budget for buying art is negative. I not only don't have money for it, but even if I tried to save up money for it, that money would 99.999% of the time need to go to something more important first, like medical bills, school debt, or helping friends and family with emergencies. So, the amount of art I was using before was either zero, or was me scouring the internet for something someone had already made and saying, "This isn't correct, but it's halfway decent." Am I "replacing artists"? I would never use this art for anything remotely official, and if I [I]could[/I] afford actual art for this, you can bet your bottom dollar I would get it because then I could be just earnestly proud of it. Hell, the only reason I started using it more than for my own personal enjoyment is because I learned that my players would benefit from having a visual aid. Have I somehow misunderstood the arguments? Because I'm fairly sure I get them. AI training data stinks of theft from artists. AI artwork being used for something [I]that people pay for[/I] is basically flipping the bird to real artists and is genuinely unacceptable. But what am I, personally, taking away from an artist I literally couldn't hire in the first place despite being quite happy to do so if I were able? [/QUOTE]

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