Going into this studio, I was slightly concerned about whether AI would take over my hobby of photography.  As I hope to pursue this as a job, everyone on the internet clamoring about AI taking over artistic jobs got me thinking I'll need to switch gears because they wouldn't be viable by the time I'm able to get a career. I think my character also reflects my fear of replacement, I don't think this was planned, but it's a topic brought up frequently. We looked at articles about AI taking over jobs, and we learned a lot about what jobs are being taken, why, and how many. I think as I progressed through this studio, my feelings got more confused. Some images I've made, or seen made by other students, got me more nervous. The images are so high quality, and there's so much more freedom for creativity and opportunities for more abstract pieces. However, as I started to get more advanced with my prompts, I was met with many limitations. There are a lot of things the AI can't handle, such as hands, text, and other things. It can also be inaccurate not only with the text prompt but the photography-based specifications. I feel that in the future, AI might take these jobs, but currently, it's not advanced enough to express yourself through the images you create. 

We used AI a ton throughout this studio. While a fair amount was necessary, as this is an AI-based studio, there was a lot of stuff that wasn't in our instructions that we used and was incredibly helpful, such as our narration, ChatGPT throughout our writing process, and editing mid-journey photos in photoshop with ai. I think ChatGPT as a tool to help you write is useful, but making it write everything isn't beneficial. Its writing is flat, and it's hard to control what exactly you want it to write. MidJourney is really fun to mess around with, and you can get pretty compelling shots that normally wouldn't be possible. The AI voice, while applicable to our project, isn't something super "helpful," It's fun to play with, but doesn't have many real-world applications.

I think ChatGPT could be used a little during creative thinking. You can't take the ideas word for word, but it's good to get a baseline or to start your brain flowing. I wish Midjourney and VoiceLabs could be used in the future, however, I'm not willing to pay 15 a month for them, as I'd mostly use them for jokes, and not anything super important.