Before this studio, I thought that AI was a somewhat useful tool for general tasks, but not particularly useful for the creative process. I shared the point of view that AI could cause problems with the workforce in the future, as in causing workers to get laid off. I researched the outsourcing of workers to check the results of AI and the parallels that has with current day things like work from home tech support for companies. I think that my opinions on AI are very similar to the beginning of the studio, perhaps with more dread for the future. The message of the story aligns strongly with my own opinions.

I used a lot of AI tools in my design process, with Midjourney for images and Claude for story beats and formatting. I was surprised just how bad tools like ChatGPT and Claude are at making storylines and titles, both with plagiarism and tone. It was frustrating how Midjourney would only make characters standing up, looking directly at the viewer, with very little nuance in the pose, position, and expressions. 

I probably won't use these AI tools in the future for creative tasks, knowing how difficult it is to get the result I want, and how much time I waste trying to get the desired result. I will probably still use these tools for simpler tasks, like writing code if I need to do it quickly, but not for creative tasks in all likelihood.