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We're in a mature software stage for these art software applications. Easier to catch up than create new features that people make essential to their workflow. Today it's commercial alternatives that have closed the gap well enough. Someday in the future open source stuff will. It's inevitable
But now Adobe has generative tools. Every wannabe artist and ass CEOs will look into it as a primary feature.
It's only a matter of time before the open source stuff gets those features too, if people want them. There's plenty of decent open source generative AI out there. I'm sure people can find creative ways to incorporate them.
They're not stock, but both GIMP and Krita have had generative AI plugins for a couple years now. I don't know how well they match up to the Adobe stuff, but they seemed quite powerful and well-integrated the last time I looked.
If they can achieve similar results without the subscription I think they might consider moving over. That being said I've seen what companies pay to use Microsoft shit lmao.