Gilles Charbonneau

I agree, AI should be seen as a tool, not a replacement for artists, as I said, and as others pointed out, without an artist to guide it, AI generated art tend to look the same, so stop fearing AI, and start learning to work with it, it will never truly replace an artist, unless it becomes conscious, then yeah, start fearing, but not only for your job! 😉

I don't fear AI, it only means that we'll have to be more imaginative in our work, for me, AI is a driving force that pushes me to work harder, also, they tend to all look alike! 😉

This thread is ridiculous IMHO, you don't need any advanced coding skills to use Houdini properly, all you need is a good understanding of high-school level math, if you want a DCC (if you can call it that) that is a programmers' nightmare, just have a look at Blender, Blender users have literally created several thousand plugins in the hopes of making Blender better, and yet, it still sucks! 🤦‍♂️