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]
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.