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Iām seeing more and more AI generated trash flooding the internet. The biggest issue is people selling low effort, auto generated models and taking advantage of customers who donāt know any better.
Are we all trying to make a living? Of course. But most creators do what we do because we genuinely love creating. AI has introduced laziness and greed disguised as āinnovation.ā
If you donāt like what we do, thatās fine donāt subscribe to us! We work hard to keep our prices as reasonable as possible for the amount of time, skill, and effort that goes into every piece we create.
But with that said I would rather go broke than EVER charge someone for a model that came from typing a sentence into an AI prompt and uploading the result. That isnāt craftsmanship, that isnt creativity, that is frankly robbery and bullshit.
This kind of practice devalues real artists, misleads customers, and erodes the very art form that many of us have spent years honing.
End rant.
Comments (13)
I totally agree. Im not a creator cuz i wouldnt know what the hell to do...lol Im new to 3d printing so I just make stuff for friends and family and give it away.
So, how do you feel about people who do it for themselves and do not sell it?
We dont mind at all. Our issue is the "creators" who are slinging ai stuff and selling it to people. Using ai for free stuff and personal use thats fine but selling the files and trying to pass it off as good is a no for us.
āIām with you on this. The flood of low-effort, prompt-to-STL uploads (especially when itās not disclosed) absolutely devalues the work real designers put in and it misleads customers who donāt know what theyāre buying. That said, I do think thereās a middle ground: AI can be a tool when itās used responsibly by people whoāve learned the basics of 3D modeling and what a printable model actually requires (clean geometry, watertight meshes, proper thickness, tolerances, etc.). For folks who try modeling, realize itās not quite in their wheelhouse, but still want to create custom piecesāAI can be a rough draft tool, not the finished product. For example, tools like STL Ai from STLFLIX are a good sign when theyāre built with input from real designers. Some of the designers I support had a hand in developing it specifically to help new designers learn and iterateānot to replace craftsmanship or let people sell āauto-generatedā work as if itās hand-designed. To me the line is simple: if AI is used, disclose it, and still do the real workācleanup/retopo, fixing non-manifold issues, adding proper joints/clearances, and doing test prints before selling anything.ā
Totally agree. Its just like people that comes to many of the same shows I go to that still are just doing single color prints and printed in mass at the fastest settings cheapest way to make them and give us that 3d print at quality settings a bad rap. You can clearly see the difference in the products. I also can't sell mine for the same price as they do bc it just costs more to print color.
I completely Agree with with you!!! I have only been 3D printing for less than a year. I am trying to learn Nomad and Fusion360 to eventually become a creator myself. AI takes no effort and discourages creativity and cheapens what you do and all the effort you put into making such excellent models for us all. I absolutely REFUSE to download any AI models to print them. Your work is very much appreciated and is of such high quality I only wish one day I could be as good ay you.
The problem is they are letting AI do everything for them, including thinking for them, it's not making us smarter it's making us think less, how many times do you do math in your head instead of pulling out your calculator? We've been doing this to ourselves for years now it's just getting worse... I'm here because I love the art you create and it in turn allows me to create things that make me happy and can give to friends and family for them to enjoy as well... I am very scared for the future we are creating for not only ourselves but those who will precede us in life... no more hand writing in school, no more basic math, they are showing our kids the dumbest way ever to come to a mathematical conclusion. I'm with you on this so much more then you could ever imagine. Please don't stop making the magic you do.
And yet you teamed up with Nikko Industries for a special last month. š
We aren't in the business of calling out others however that was recently brought to my attention and I was unaware of them using such technology. So that's on me.
Man it may not be for you but it works for me. Iām team Ai cause itās definitely a tool worth having and another skill I believe worth learning
Typing a description into a prompt doesn't take much "learning"
Please post this other places that I can share. I am with you 100%
Appreciate your support!