actually the same anon that opened up this whole thing, but i think the professional level pricepoint is a fair observation. illustration at a (highstakes) professional level does require a lot of human communication at a level ai currently can't compete with, and that time and energy is (usually) compensated fairly.
i do suppose that on one hand, automated phone menus never fully put human customers out of business, but on the other, i've worked at an automated phone menu farm (because that shit isn't actually automated lmao), so i know how the people behind this technology are paid (directly). for ai, i'm distinctly less sure, so i'd much rather futureproof with ai that starts with the artist community in mind. that means a product that guarantees my information stays with me. again, not a lot of ai technology is marketed widely in that way, probably because it's a bit of a taboo topic in the artist community in the first place and it will take a LOT to regain that trust - look at the csp one-two debacle, and the only thing they did wrong was have an overly complicated pricing chart. still, helping us meet deadlines would be a step in the right direction.
for what it's worth, i think the anon i just replied to has a fair point regarding artists trying to get past hobby level. hobby level illustrators are never going to see the kind of money spoken about here. i'm genuinely a little annoyed by holdouts in the "but i just want to draw 5$ comms for my friends while also opening commissions for the literally thousands of people following me" argument, especially now that we're working with a competitor who can create a similar product for the low, low price of free... but that's a separate argument and i actually refuse to engage, whether the argument is nuanced or not. sorry, i've lost enough hair over it.
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i do suppose that on one hand, automated phone menus never fully put human customers out of business, but on the other, i've worked at an automated phone menu farm (because that shit isn't actually automated lmao), so i know how the people behind this technology are paid (directly). for ai, i'm distinctly less sure, so i'd much rather futureproof with ai that starts with the artist community in mind. that means a product that guarantees my information stays with me. again, not a lot of ai technology is marketed widely in that way, probably because it's a bit of a taboo topic in the artist community in the first place and it will take a LOT to regain that trust - look at the csp one-two debacle, and the only thing they did wrong was have an overly complicated pricing chart. still, helping us meet deadlines would be a step in the right direction.
for what it's worth, i think the anon i just replied to has a fair point regarding artists trying to get past hobby level. hobby level illustrators are never going to see the kind of money spoken about here. i'm genuinely a little annoyed by holdouts in the "but i just want to draw 5$ comms for my friends while also opening commissions for the literally thousands of people following me" argument, especially now that we're working with a competitor who can create a similar product for the low, low price of free... but that's a separate argument and i actually refuse to engage, whether the argument is nuanced or not. sorry, i've lost enough hair over it.