Dorks will be like "AI is expanding what’s possible and allowing storytellers to go places they simply couldn’t before" and then use it to recreate the year 1776, something that has been possible since the year 1776.
They still sell the hats at the store and everything.
Dorks marketing a major superhero series will use AI to make 1980-style lunchbox, and say they were only using advanced tech to look more like it was hand-painted in the year 1980, something that was entirely possible without tech in the year 1980.
They still sell paintbrushes.
Jan 30, 2026 06:55What's more, the guys who used to do those hand-painted illustrations for the exact same company are still around, running gofundmes to stay alive without royalties or healthcare, and could have done those illustrations far better for far less than whatever AI plagiarism startup they hired charge.