What fucking kills me is these guys using the same wording as the pandemic shortages when THEY ARE JUST CHOOSING to fuck you over because there’s more money to be made generating AI slop everyone hates
Yes. It is way past time for a moratorium on job-killing, water guzzling, electricity price spiking, billionaire enriching, mental health scarring, privacy endangering, climate destroying AI data centers.
I will once again remind ya’ll:
AI has been used in games since conception to tell NPCs how to move, what random treasures spawn, etc.
GENERATIVE AI is the issue, as all GenAI models thus far unethically pull from copyrighted content without compensation and/or consent.
"the Al bubble popping would have devastating after effects" is propaganda I'm not falling for, sorry! this is perpetuated by the very same people who tell you they can't afford to give their workers a raise but will spend twice their salary on Al slop, they will be just fine!
Also, I might suggest if your position is simultaneously;
i.) We barely use AI, it's 99.99% human, just the tiniest bit
ii.) But we'll keep doing it, and defend its use, in a public statement by the CEO
It does seem likely you're lying about how much you use and rely on AI.
I’ve worked with people in corporate jobs and this is their genuine opinion on AI. They’ll use AI before using a calculator. They’ll use AI instead of writing an email. They’ll use AI to make little office memes of each other. They do not give a fuck about artists.
another concept artist here wanting to say that any designer worth their salt would agree when i say that 50% of creating GREAT designs is the quality of reference gathered and the personal visual library of the artist actually doing the work
using ai generated images in your reference boards to "get an idea" actively hamstrings your ability to explore and iterate actual new, interesting designs because it creates a preconceived end goal in your head and allows no room for deviation and happy accidents to happen
the greatest concept artists ive ever met are people who expose themselves to new things and are truly curious about the world. they spend DAYS collecting high quality, accurate reference and have images of everything you could ever think of under the sun in their personal libraries- fabrics and stitching from so many different cultures, cool rocks, weird plants, interesting architecture, landscapes, art from every time period etc.
do not fall for the "generate ideas" excuse, you are hired as a concept artist first for your great ideas and design sense, not because you can paint the prettiest picture. the last thing many of us want- gamers and artists alike- is for the medium we all love so much to become only derivative slop with the same repackaged visuals and experiences.
Look I know I'm biased towards Trails, but I don't care.
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter should've been here. This was the best chance any Trails game has ever had.
It also reviewed better than two of the RPGs here, but if you aren't a big name JRPG, you get snubbed regardless.
Now everyone's talking about RPGs, it's worth noting there's a 92 Metacritic RPG drop tomorrow! If you want to play something that's really good and features some of the BG3 cast, then simply wait ONE DAY.