Good luck, just funny the tantrum of many with "a computer stealing human artwork" , i mean how that possible?

Hi, Bob!

First of all, sure, I want to thank you for your work. Jokes aside, there are HUGE amount of your time spent out with this VN. 

And, of course,  main content of the visual novels are text, not background arts. So nothing wrong with AI backgrounds, IMHO.

Sorry for my amateur English, I'm not native speaker, but I try to write without any translators.

I think it's only fair that, with you spending so much time working on a project that you're offering for free for those who cannot pay, you allow yourself to expedite the process and cut costs without compromising quality. I think everyone will agree with me in saying the problem with utilisation of AI art isn't with the individual, but corporations that can AFFORD actual artists but forsake them out of /greed/

Hey man hope your doing ok yes the paid AI is totally  fine  hope things get better 💫✌️

It works as a decent use for backgrounds, especially if the story calls for a wide range of environments. When resources are constrained, for some settings, public domain images can be used, but given a sci-fi setting, that isn't possible, and giving the large scale world building in the story, reducing the backgrounds to a tiny number of commissioned pieces will conflict with the story. While it is an overall controversial topic for some, in this case, I feel it it is a good use.

Beyond that, it is unclear what is meant by paid AI art, as you will get the worst of both worlds if you are essentially paying someone else to create prompts for you. On the other hand if using a paid service to access their processing hardware and AI models, then that can work if free locally run models are not providing the quality, and resolution needed, especially since many devs are unwilling to enable the use of shared memory, which can lead to lower resolution than desired, with with shared memory, without special upscaling, a user could generate a high res output directly for the final render, even if it will take a few minutes longer due to the PCIe bus limits.

 It's alright if it's for the background, but i'm scared of one thing : Usually, when using an AI to do art, they can represent perfectly what you asked, but each time you ask for something, even if it's the same thing, it will provide you a different answer. Now, if you want to see the city (for example) from another angle or perspective, you'll have to be careful that all the buildings are the same, just seen from another perspective, and it's quite hard to describe and to obtain a good answer with an AI. 

I'm okay with the AI art for the background art. I'm happy that you were open about this. 

Can't wait to see what the next update will bring! :)

If it's for backgrounds it's understandable, especially in your specific circumstances. We still appreciate you for being upfront about it as well so I'd say it's alright . Can't wait for the update and good luck out there 🙌

Better to be open about it than wait for someone to "find out" and be blacklisted because of it. 

I literally had an entire conversation this morning driving my man to work about this topic and the implications it will have for the future. 

Even Disney has and will be using it... it's not going anywhere people. 

I guess its good that you're deciding to disclose this info. Not that it will change the way that i (and probably many) view your work due making use of it.
Ai is a tool, and a very useful tool, that like many tools can be used either morally or not.

Hope things are getting better and keep on that way
like many, i'm waiting for more Aeora

Thank you for your continued patience with the community and dedication to your work! I truly hope you find the healing and comfort you deserve. You are loved and appreciated! I look forward to seeing more of your amazing world come to life!