Agreed.
Now that you mention blocks though, there is one potential bit of nightmare-fuel (from an artist's perspective) that comes to mind: Mandatory SaaS.
What I mean is, AI may end up locked behind paywalls, require online-only use, and from there become easy to regulate and control by...
I disagree on the hardware costs. They said the same thing about CG in the 90s and early 00s. Then Bryce came out. Poser came out. RayDream came out (all from the same company, LOL). Other "Prosumer" apps quickly followed, and they were good enough that the upper-end CG houses kept copies for...
Honestly? Photorealistic AI is already ubiquitous, and has gotten to the point where it pollutes everything, everywhere. Twitter, Insta, FB (where the normies are convinced it's all real photography), DA, you name it.
I mean, it's cool and all, but it lacks imagination, barely tells a story...
Pixeldrain link works, the Workupload one does not. Please use the "Report" button to let the uploaders know.
Also, does anyone know what hair was used? "Hair used in the promo shots is HS Playfull bob hair" (my bad.)