SPACE EXPANSE
Today, even the laziest person from the 3D and art community has heard of the revolution that has taken place in graphics work. Just a year and a half ago, harnessing the creative potential of neural networks seemed impossible for practical application in commercial projects. Now, however, there are tools that simply need to be integrated into the work process. Otherwise, you will lose the advantage. As an example, I will cite one of the works for an article in our magazine Gork Journal, which took about 4–5 hours. I note that assembling the basic geometry and traditional post-production took no more than an hour, the rest of the time was spent on the exciting process of generation in Stable Diffusion.
GEOMETRY & Sketches
The understanding that masterpieces can be created from sketches or low-poly geometry in a short time is both mesmerizing and frightening. People have never been so close to the "Make it beautiful" button). However, visual simplicity is deceptive, and the topic requires deep immersion. I would recommend not delaying if you have not started yet.
NEW TYPE OF SPECIALISTS
AI positively affects the workflow and will require its adjustments and optimization, regardless of how your system is built. There are many tools and every specialist will find an application for this black magic. It can be noted that another category has appeared in the field of traditional Full CG and Matte painting. Let's call it Full AI.