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I've got mixed feelings about generative AI, just like I've got mixed feelings about linking to Twitter. But that's where the money quote is.

I really [bleep] hate generative AI

James Cuda, Procreate CEO [x.com]

And for a sketch app I 100% agree. There are plenty of algorithmic enhancements we can use — and Procreate uses them well — before we need "just let the app draw it" or "feed my art to a training set without asking"

for a slightly more official-sounding page:

Creativity is made, not generated — Procreate® [procreate.com]

X (formerly Twitter)Procreate (@Procreate) on XWe’re never going there. Creativity is made, not generated. You can read more at https://t.co/9Fgh460KVu ✨ #procreate #noaiart
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side thought

Corporations have a long tradition of declaring "we're never doing THING," and then a few years, months, weeks, days later, a very quiet update informs you they are in fact doing THING.

But Procreate's got a better track record, and I'm inclined to believe them.