I think this is the wrong promise. Photoshop has had "generative AI" in it for many years and no one really had a problem with it, and there are many similar features that would make sense in Procreate. I would imagine there will be customer demand for them to go back on this, which puts them in an awkward position of either reneging on a promise or losing customers.
What I imagine Procreate really want to express is their dedication to art and artists, which are certainly threatened by aspects of the current generative AI wave. I think they could have done this without promising no generative AI features. Promising to focus on artists, to not use creations for training, not partnering with companies who aren't respecting artists rights, all would have gone some way towards this.
What I imagine Procreate really want to express is their dedication to art and artists, which are certainly threatened by aspects of the current generative AI wave. I think they could have done this without promising no generative AI features. Promising to focus on artists, to not use creations for training, not partnering with companies who aren't respecting artists rights, all would have gone some way towards this.