Generative AI is an unavoidable reality in the world we live in today. It seems as though that every day, there is a new advancement, application, or development in the world of artificial intelligence. But what is its place in the 3D printing and design process?
As a general belief, we here at TrinketDungeon believe that most applications of AI are negative ones. We believe that the creative design process is one that should be kept to individuals who take part in it. Creativity stems from people, and we believe that AI cannot replace that. While it has its place and uses, we think that it is best kept to menial, mundane tasks.
So, as a rule, we do NOT use generative AI to create concepts, target our audience, create promotional material, generate images, generate full models, or create any other creative or visual concepts.
There are few, minor applications in we which we may utilize an AI technology, but what are some examples?
Example: Tally Keychain
There is one single item in our shop which has tested the usefulness of generative AI tools in the modeling process: the "Tally Keychain"
This keychain model has many slight lines, curves, edges, and bumps that help it reflect the video game model that it is trying to replicate. (see photo)
By utilizing an AI tool, we were able to create these lines and curves more efficiently and effectively, which would have taken multiple hours by hand otherwise. That being said, the concepts and original design of the product were NOT a concept generated by Artificial Intelligence.
We are open to hearing your opinions, as well as your views on this situation. We please encourage you to reach out to us on our contact page to express your opinions and or concerns. If this use case in the future makes our supporters uncomfortable, we are open to ridding the programs we could potentially use for efficiency for good.
We understand that this is a sensitive issue, and do not take its use lightly. As individuals new to the realm of design, this can serve as a useful tool to have in our back pockets for when designs require further intricacy. Once again, we are fully open to ridding the company of these tools in their entirety, but please understand that as our products become more intricate, this may slow down the production of new designs.
Let us know what you think, and thank you for your ongoing support of our venture!
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Charles Rigney,
Owner of TrinketDungeon