@Culture3ase She’s been in probably only 11 films, and most were independent short films. Actors gotta work their way up, slowly. That $20k is probably also the flat rate, not including backends, royalties, and residuals she’ll be making for years.
So if someone takes an AI-generated image and paints over it, fixes the weird fingers, corrects the anatomy, and turns it into something better, I’m not exactly losing sleep over it.
A lot of people don’t see much harm in shoplifting from massive corporations because those companies can absorb the loss, often engage in price gouging, and already have plenty of resources. In my view, AI image generators operate on a similar principle.