I find myself mostly feeling bad for whoever's content is being used without their permission to make these examples, which.. aren't particularly good imo but I could see how they might be impressive to non-creative people

Exactly, I feel that way as well. All this amazing creative work by people who know their craft has been the basis for so many of these new AI tools.

The silver lining is knowing there will always be people who can appreciate the difference.. Not sure how that is reconciled in the short-term, though (c)

It feels inevitable that there will be at least one lawsuit where someone can make a solid case for their work being blatantly repurposed so.. looking forward to that lol (d)

Yeah, it does feel like it will take a case to highlight that! But it feels so far along I don’t know what impact that’ll have? I think people who can appreciate the difference and have taste (and attention to detail) will have a role, just not like how we work now.

It seems like there's an endless list of possible repercussions that should've been more thoughtfully considered before this technology materialized but.. yeah that ship has sailed 😵‍💫 Just another day in tech