Using AI Art in video game development

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Ethics and Practicalities

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Ethics:

1. The dataset gathering is... questionable.
2. Fair use is very good actually. Even for people you don't like.
3. Tools, not substitutes.
4. Dumb STEM-supremacy.
5. Style mimickry is iffy, but not at all new.

Challenges:

1. Polish.
2. Consistency / permanency.
3. Artistic vision.
4. Still needs skill!

Uses:

1. Concept art.
2. Reference boards.
3. Filler content (slides, blog images).
4. Anything you could use stock art for.
5. Placeholders / dev art.
6. Game jams.

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“The developers could have treated artists as partners and stakeholders, rather than raw material to train on,” he says. “Those who claim it was inevitable are simply making excuses for the failure of companies to develop the tech responsibly.”

From: https://www.washingtonpost.com/comics/2023/02/14/ai-in-illustration/