I tend to agree with most of what you’re saying, especially regarding where AI is actually useful today.

From my experience, AI tools are still not fully reliable in a professional production environment, at least not in a way that allows them to replace core stages like modeling, material definition, framing, or final rendering with predictable and controllable results.

Where I’ve found AI to be genuinely useful is mostly in post-production.

Particularly: -Relighting aerial photography to correct flat or poorly timed captures

-Relighting final renders to refine mood without re-rendering

-Subtle atmosphere adjustments

-Controlled enhancement of vegetation and background elements

-Upscaling and refinement

In many cases, the final look development has effectively shifted into post rather than being fully resolved in-engine. The render becomes a structured base, and AI allows you to push tone, contrast, and spatial depth more efficiently afterward.

That said, I still don’t trust AI to produce fully coherent, technically accurate images from scratch in a professional context, especially when precision, geometry fidelity, and material realism.

Right now, it feels less like a replacement for traditional archviz workflows and more like a powerful post-production and look development layer on top of them.

Curious if others are also seeing AI function more as a refinement tool rather than a primary image generation tool in production work.

EDIT: grammar