I agree. I'm also a long time CGI algorithms guy ~30 years. I can definitely see computer graphics getting swallowed by machine learning / AI in the next few ye

I agree. I'm also a long time CGI algorithms guy ~30 years. I can definitely see computer graphics getting swallowed by machine learning / AI in the next few years. The main things standing in the way as far as I can see, are the fine grained control of what the AI algorithm produces, and the resource requirements. But those barriers will fall, or be gradually lowered for sure.