I think that my overall message is clear but there’s few things I didn’t touch on in the video:

1. I want to make it clear that I do not want any pity, I did not make this video for the purpose of making people think that I’m in a uniquely bad situation compared to everyone else or that I am deserving of sympathy of any sort. Everyone has issues and is struggling right now and I just want to voice some of my frustrations on the state of this AI situation as I feel it will resonate with people that have similar thinking or are in similar situations to my own.

2. Using AI in the process of creating art, such as generating an image and painting on top of it. While doing this doesn’t make you any less skilled than you previously were before using it, I think that the principles behind it are completely backward and reductive to anyone who wants to become or is a legitimate illustrator. I mean what kind of artist needs someone (or something) else to create art for you? Wasn’t the entire reason for learning art TO DO it yourself?

3. AI in other industries, it’s funny to think that the people advocating for AI to replace artists can’t think of the next step of this process which is automating every other industry of entertainment (music, movies, shows). As if the AI revolution is just going to stop once it completely takes over art and isn’t going to consume absolutely everything that people are able to create digitally. At that point, why would anyone enjoy anything on the internet anymore when all of it is just meaningless shit created by bots???

4. What should artists do exactly? For this I am still not completely sure, I gave a few suggestions in the video but nothing is certain. Right now I believe that the best thing to future proof yourself as an independent artist is to build a following that knows for certain that your art is your own before AI takes over the industry. For when AI gets to that point, everyone is going to doubt new artists that did not put out art before AI was just able to create anything for anyone, and there would be no definitive way to prove yourself.

I ordered a pizza, so that clearly makes me an expert pizza chef.

its so crazy to me that ai is being pushed into a field that never actually needed automation while barely any of that research money is going towards the medical field where ai can be used to for example detect cancer in early stages. tax and bill automation would also be great..

It’s ironic that when one person steals a copyrighted image, it’s considered theft, but when corporations steal tons and thousands of images to devalue one of the coolest jobs, it’s called progress.

I'll rather be a tracer then a AI bro

Dude i'm in a similiar situation, i've been drawing 5-6 years now.
The AI outbreak happened just when starting to get commission and able to do something with my life.
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Your crash out were REALLY hits the spot man!
Thankyou Thomko for voicing out your thought.

As someone who doesn’t do art but love art  I hate ai art so much. People that just say you can plug in a prompt will never think about the ideas that go into the work. Billion dollar companies using it are just greedy. As someone who commissions artist I appreciate the time and effort because I know it’s tailored made for me. Unlike a prompt that will never get the line work or paint strokes right. So if you’re an artist keep creating because I appreciate it.

Man the algorithm needs to boost this video like yesterday. You made 10/10 points and made it so non artists can fully understand. Everyone needs to see this

As a professional artist, I enjoy being able to create anything I can think of and knowing no one else has or could conceive it. I get that is amazing to be able to desire an image and bring it to reality, that's why I became an artist. The appeal for ai will wear off, and people will inevitably want original artwork.

35 yo artist here, 8 years of experience. Don't worry man, everything is cyclical, even the bad times.

"Everyone can be super! And when everyone's super... no one will be."

- Syndrome, The Incredibles

11:18 “Ai is going to be the tool to give the people what they want, but real artists are going to give the people things that they didn’t know they wanted” YAAAASSS🔥🔥🔥🔥
Sooooo well done!! What a video!!!🙇🏽‍♀️

I feel like the worst side of the arguement are the people who pretty much say its inevitable so stop resisting.
In other words: Don't ask questions just consume product and get excited for next product

I cannot believe companies are rushing to automate human creativity, it is literally NOT NEEDED.

You made an excellent comparison with the basketball automation.

what I see happening is the  return of art Guilds to protect artists from ai.

Your arguments are probably the best arguments I've seen on youtube! great work dude!

A child's scribbles is art
AI slop is not

Ok, but "AI gives the people what they want, but real artists are going to give the people the things that they didn't know they wanted" is BARS. You ARE eloquent, my dude.

I've written so many comments about AI it's gotten tiresome (i hate it), so just have a comment for algorithm

Ai is not going to replace artists. It's going to make people appreciate real art done by a human more. and most likely artists are not going to use websites like x pixiv or deviantART anymore.

I love the basketball analogy.