Due to something that happened recently, I feel I should say this openly. It's also been added in my will/wont list.
I will not be working with AI regenerative art in ANY part of the process, including as references.
The reasons are simple and there's no two ways about it. The environmental impact and theft of hard work should be reasons enough for anyone to not use it. But whatever. If you use the plagiarism, pollution machine, keep it to yourself.
Thanks.