> Generative art tools are a lot of fun to try out but the lack of fine-grained control over the output greatly limits its utility outside of personal amusement

> Generative art tools are a lot of fun to try out but the lack of fine-grained control over the output greatly limits its utility outside of personal amusement or generating slop. This take surprises. Generative AI images and music are already amazing for a variety of practical and commercial use-cases. Video isn't quite there yet, but I think it's just a matter of time. With images specifically, I use Midjourney all the time for illustrations for articles. I'm using it to create assets for a game I'm making, too. In both cases it's saving me tons of time, and improving my creations, because there's no way in hell I would've created this art (nor paid anyone to do it for me) beforehand. The AI features in Canva are great for creating illustrations for presentations, cards, infographics, etc., that are perfect for what you're trying to go for. I'm also using ElevenLabs to create sound effects for my game, which is incredibly fun. And I've heard some AI music that's truly impressed me.