I don't see it this way. As someone who is capable of programming these tools in novel ways, I see it as a new method of translating the abstract patterns I hav

I don't see it this way. As someone who is capable of programming these tools in novel ways, I see it as a new method of translating the abstract patterns I have inside me into a more corporeal form that can be shared and interact in the global conversation. As an amateur artist it helps me produce a higher quality representation of whatever is in my mind, and often finds imagery that appeals to me on a deeper level than I have ever really been able to achieve on my own. I continue to practice without the machines (that's where you learn how to be creative), but I must be practical because I don't have much time for creation and have some aspiration of growing into a more creative career. It's an instrument that few people understand yet and which lacks soul unless imbued with soul. It's a projector that expands whatever you feed into it. It can be used to create massive volume, and in the future that will be critical because there will be huge amounts of noise in the information atmosphere that can only be overcome by being bigger and louder. Don't dissuade the artists from using this - they're up against a typhoon of cacophony and need all the help they can get.