Stock images are not free. Hiring an artist to create a concept or illustration based on your instructions is also not free. Creating art assets for games is no

Stock images are not free. Hiring an artist to create a concept or illustration based on your instructions is also not free. Creating art assets for games is not free. Copyright is a pretty big thing and these models currently seem to sidestep it wonderfully. Also I can generate a photo of Leonardo DiCaprio picking his nose with a French fry, so that has some value for me.