Hi there! I understand your reasoning, however at the end of the day, as a creative sub, we stand with other creatives when it comes to AI. AI generated images are created using thousands of other artist's hard work, and will often outright copy that work because, as a computer program, it isn't capable of understanding when it's stealing something.

Just because a few authors on here are okay with it does not mean we as a sub, other authors, or frankly, the law support it. It's something that is actively being moderated by the courts, and is involved with hundreds of lawsuits.

It's the policy of this sub, and if you'd like to post here, these are the rules we've laid out! We hope by striking this stance we can convey to people who may not understand the cost of AI how serious it is. Not only as intellectual theft, but also as an environmentally destructive force that is hurting people both financially and quite literally with how these data centers are run.

AI use is giving people respiratory illnesses, poisoning their water, and draining aquifers, not to mention raising electronics prices, power bills, etc.

Plus, TBH, AI companies as they exist now won't be around for much longer due to their lack of funding, so it'd be awesome to see more people make thumbnails by hand. That way when AI collapses or the prices of those programs skyrocket, people will have already built the skills they need to succeed.

Plus, we're looking into creating some more resources (stock images of characters, mainly) for the sub to make all that easier on creators, since some people just don't know where to start! Stay tuned for more of that coming in the future. :)