> Yeah, but then it no longer replaces human artists.

Automation tools are always more powerful as a force multiplier for skilled users than a complete replacement. (Which is still a replacement on any given task scope, since it reduces the number of human labor hours — and, given any elapsed time constraints, human laborers — needed.)

We're not trying to replace human artists. We're trying to make them more efficient.

We might find that the entire "studio system" is a gross inefficiency and that individual artists and directors can self-publish like on Steam or YouTube.