This is a hot, and potentially contriversial topic, but I'm sharing my thoughts on cross stitch patterns based on AI generated images so that you can make up your own mind.
I'll outline the potential issues, tell the story of why I'm no longer stitching Chromatic Dragon and summarise my stance on AI cross stitch patterns.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Start
00:52 The 3 things this video is not about
01:37 The story of Chromatic Dragon
04:24 What is generative AI?
06:56 Issue 1 – Copyright
07:55 Issue 2 – Janky images
09:27 Issue 3 – Similarity
12:46 Issue 4 – Quality
13:27 Issue 5 – Environmental impact
14:18 How can you tell if a pattern is AI?
15:43 Conclusion
17:21 My next large full coverage choice!
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