> I hate the "accessible to the layperson" argument.
Accessible to a layperson also means lowering the gradient slope of learning.
Millions of people who would have never rented a camera from a rental house are now trying to work with these tools.
Those publishing "slop" on TikTok are learning the Hero's Journey and narrative structure. They're getting schooled on the 180-degree rule. They're figuring out how to tell stories.
> People who couldn't do art before, still can't do art. Asking someone, or something else, to make a picture for you does not mean you created it.
Speak for yourself.
I'm not an illustrator, but I'm a filmmaker in the photons-on-glass sense. Now I can use image and video models to make animation.
I agree that your average Joe isn't going to be able to make a Scorsese-inspired flick, but I know what I'm doing. And for me, these tools open an entire new universe.
Something like this still takes an entire week of work, even when using AI:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAAiiKteM-U
There's lots of editing, rotoscoping, compositing, grading, etc. and the AI models themselves are INSANELY finicky and take a lot of work to finesse.
But it would take months of work if you were posing the miniatures yourself.
With all the thought and intention and work that goes into something like this, would you still say it "does not mean you created it"? Do you still think this hasn't democratized access to a new form of expression for non-animators?
AI is a creative set of tools that make creation easier, faster, more approachable, and more affordable. They're accessible enough that every kid hustling on YouTube and TikTok can now supercharge their work. And they're going to have to use these tools to even stay treading water amongst their peers, because if they don't use them, their competition (for time and attention) will.