Terraria Infernum: AAAAAHHHHH 

Warning: REALLY LONG A lot of the comments here about AI seem to be on the right track, but unable to completely articulate why they disagree with using AI images. I hope that this comment can provide a little more detail to these arguments. I would like to preface this by saying this: Dragoon, I enjoy your content and storytelling style very much, but I do disagree with your usage of AI in your videos (in particular the images; music is a little different for reasons I will explain later). I would also like to say that I am a digital artist and am somewhat biased against AI “art”. I acknowledge my inherent bias but I do believe my argument can stand on its own. Addressing your first point, real human artists contain something that AI does not have: lived experiences. The difference between a human referencing an image and an AI being fed art pieces is that humans have a life outside of their references. Humans have conversations, experiences in multiple senses, and life events that shape the way they create art. A human artist can be inspired by a talk they had with a teacher, or a smell coming from the kitchen at home. This is what makes human art more than simple images: it carries the experiences of the artist whether intentionally or not. The reason why some artists get defensive about their work or believe it to be so important is because it contains a piece of themselves in a way that no AI can replicate in its current state. If AI androids were created that could walk and talk and have lives outside of being image generators, I would consider their creations art. I do not believe that AI is inherently incapable of artistic ability, only that its creations are not art in their current form. In the same vein, I do not consider AI image prompters “artists”. Vaguely influencing the output of a machine and editing away some mistakes is much different than the hours that I have spent directly drawing and painting to create my art. Your next argument relates to how AI images will affect the job market. To this I say that you are partially correct. Some people will value human-created art over AI images and be willing to pay the price. The issue lies with two groups: people who do not understand/care and corporations. Some people simply do not want to pay for art and want to get things for free. I will not share my opinion on whether or not they “deserve” art because that opinion is irrelevant to this discussion. The point is that giving everyone a free option for generating images that are close enough to the original idea is enough for some people to justify using AI images despite how they are sourced. Corporations, as the other opposition to this idea, do not care how their images are sourced. They only care about money. As such, artists that rely on said corporations for salaried jobs such as graphic design, animation, and illustration will be pushed out of those fields and replaced if the company sees fit. I personally believe that AI cannot be used ethically to generate images. Companies have been taking AI images from all over the internet without the consent of the artists and using them to make images. Although some AI tech companies have ventured into the field of music as well, they make sure to source their data from willing record labels and musicians because they fear the retribution of music companies if they do not. The only reason why corporations do not take this same approach to artists is that they know that artists can do little to fight back. I do resent the argument that AI images are simply a process of mechanical and societal evolution. When new technology is made as a tool, it HELPS humans but does not AUTOMATE. Affordable drawing tablets are a tool, better drawing software (like CSP and Krita) is a tool, but AI is only a replacement made for the sole purpose of cheapening the work of artists. Menial jobs such as car manufacturing and delivering mail often provide little satisfaction for those who work them, but art is a fundamental part of the human experience and therefore has no reason to be automated besides plain greed on the part of corporations and those who choose not to spend their money on an artist commission or take the time to develop artistic skill themselves. I would recommend watching Saberspark’s “Is AI RUINING Art?”, Hello Future Me’s “The AI Art Apocalypse”, or Ordinary Things’ “The AI Mind Virus” for a more in-depth exploration of this topic than I can provide in this comments section. Lastly, to the viewer: please like this so Dragoon can see it. We all enjoy his content, and I’m sure those of us who dislike AI generations would appreciate their removal from his videos. I will likely not respond to the replies unless Dragoon himself responds or I feel that it will add to the discussion to explain myself further. I will be ignoring inflammatory short replies in favor of EITHER side. I hope you all have a wonderful day!

dragoon doesnt make videos, he makes movies at this point

Dragoon being Dragoon. Massacre, Torture, Slavery, and Death… Nothing special but more brutality

Dragoon be like: Installing a mod to save time in Teraria perfectly legal and encoraged. Installing a mod to save time in Cookie Cliker. Evil act that desrves the death pentalty.

THE FIRST PART 2 EVER ON DRAGOONS CHANNEL??? This is giving me physical HEALING

THE FACT THAT YOU INTERRUPTED ME WATCHING ANOTHER VIDEO CAUSES ME PHYSICAL AND MENTAL PAIN

the fact that your upload scedule got better with a continuation of a terraria playthrough gives me PHYSICAL HEALING

The fact that Yharim's throne isn't an Auric tesla toilet seat should be punishable by death.

I love how dragoon does not care for premade lore, and just makes up all of his lore it's hilarious to new people and experts who knew the old lore already keep up the good work dragoon!

‘I could fight them with emotional manipulation’ - Dragoon, 2024

Well if rapping cant kill something...ITS INVINCIBLE!

How does he solve the terraria lore , beat the game, make a story out of it and make an ENTIRE SONG all in ONE VIDEO💀💀🤯🤯

The fact that his rapping didn't work is actually really interesting, because it feels like that's the first time it's ever happened. Usually allows him to instantly win/succeed in a Dues Ex Machina. Says something about his Terraria lore - the Hero's power levels clearly cannot be affected by his outside help, unlike most other iterations of Dragoons.

"I dashed into a *wrinkler*" I think cookie clicker has make him actually lose it.

Dragoon is like paranormal SCP anomaly that escaped its prison

I have been following your youtube account for years. And I can confidently say that you have been getting more insane over time. Good work. Looking forward for more

I love your Calamity series!! Please continue, every time you upload Calamity videos, my day gets instantly better. Make me proud, son.

Dragoons value to society is +10000000 when he steals the popes hat!

We all know dragoon will suffer when he meets the devourer of sanity...Dont worry dragoon its nothing that will hurt you...physicly!

You gotta continue this series its absolutely beautiful

Love the ai art

16:26 That’s a hungry, get off cookie clicker man

The fact that you left us on a cliffhanger has caused me PHYSICAL PAIN

love the lore and the artwork and the work in generall u putted in

No way you've done another terraria video in just a week. You've finally done causing me mental pain. I'm proud of you

im so hooked I stopped what I was doing just to watch this, it was worth it xD keep it up!!

Poor Calamitias is not a master of dark brimstone witchery anymore. In Dragoon Lore she just is a crazy witch

Loving the sort of storyline that you've got going here.

the AI art is wild i enjoy the mix of made up and calamity lore explanations and the commentaries!

Your voice acting is top notch as always Dragoon! 10/10!

I love the voice acting, you're so good you cause me physical pain

NEW DRAGOON VIDEO RAHHHHH 🗣️🗣️🔥🔥 You finally releasing a video has taken away my physical pain!!

This your best series yet keep up the good work!

when magnus respowned I just got chills all over my body, ngl

Cussing less gives me PHYSICAL PAIN

Wow your gameplay and story telling is better than what I've seen so far keep it up.

With my amazing deduction skills, I can say with certainty that you also have the wrath of the gods mod installed, good luck with the nameless diety

Calamity and terraria devs waiting for dragoon lore so they will know what they can add next

THERE'S A PART TWO??? FINALLY! THE PROPHECY HAS BEEN FULFILLED

what a master piece did i just saw rn omg that was amazing

I really love your story telling, editing and humor, this is my kind of jam

Help me there was some force that made me watch it within minutes of it coming out

Seeing other people in PHYSICAL PAIN causes me PHYSICAL PLEASURE please keep it up Dragooncave

Your songs go so hard dude I love it keep the good work up

Your upload schedule with this video gave me literal physical healing

This should be how every terraria playthrough is portrayed, story telling is a key asset in a series, especially in a game like terraria when theres no boundaries for creativity.I hate seeing the same boring speedrun playthrough where they just kill bosses upgrade gear kill bosses upgrade gear

“Who needs grinding when you have hype music?” -Dragoon

he posted 7 days apart instead of 1 month apart i've got no words for this, truly a record of all time

Bro you are too talented, these are so entertaining 😂

The fact that uploading a part 2 so soon HEALING OTHER PEOPLE'S PAIN CAUSES ME PHYSICAL PAIN

why was that ai song kinda FIRE

In terms of Story telling, production, humor, this is my favorite youtuber right now

THE FACT I WAS DOING MY REVIEWING FOR A TEST AND YOU GIVE THIS, GIVE ME PHYISCAL AND MENTAL PAIN!!!!!

Dragoon got me rolling on the floor suffering when he showed us our only weakness, AI generated stuff

Bro the ai art is good , idk why people have a meltdown over it

Wow a part 2 on a terraria video didnt expect that

I love the vids! Keep it up!

You can't build in the profanded garden, so when you will fight with profanded guardians please remove the platforms

Can you swear more please?

Keep up the good work Dragoon

This man deserves 10m his vids are so high quality 😂

I have nearly 1000 hours in terraria yet still I must know the terraria experience

No way he actually made a part 2. That's new!

The song is actually fire like no way 🤯

The fact that you didn’t skip all the bosses and went straight to moon lord gives me physical pain

honestly i think the ai art adds a lot to the vid. i really like it

The AI songs give me PHYSICAL PAIN

Dragoon has officially transcended reality, two videos in the span of a week. Keep up the good work, Dragoon.

The fact that your videos causes me happiness

why does the AI song kinda slap tho...

0:05 the fact he didn't install a vanity pack to get the actual yharim armour gives me physical and mental PAIN

love your channel please continue

This is quite possibly the best terraria series

I think dragoon is an acronym. It stands for Determination Right minded Ample Godly Opportunistic Observant Nightmare

That AI song was pretty good, dunno why people hate it so much.

you're the most fun gaming youtuber that i've seen

The fact that i can't think of an original and funny comment gives me PHYSICAL PAIN

This is the Best Series ever

I love how dragoon makes grindy games look easy

THE FACT THAT THIS MAN'S UPLOADED ANOTHER PART SO QUICKLY IS CAUSING ME MENTAL HEALING

You had no right dropping such a hard song 😂 it causes me physical pain smiling

i like my fries with no ketchup

morgan( a 5 year old) on a random day : bro your trash quit youtube dragoon: MAKES HIM THE MAIN VILLAN OF HIS STORY AND MAKES THE KID DELETE HIS COMMENT

Glad to see part 2

What's this? A video posted not a month after the Last but a week?! Impressive work. Truly beautiful

The ai art caused me PHYSICAL PAIN

Dragoon if you stop this series I will unsubscribe

Dragoon forgot about the Hardstyle music, he could have beaten it first try

My god, a part 2? He's too powerful

The fact that that ai generated music was better than 99% of rock music was perfect

Another day another collosal lore dump from dragoon glad to be here for it

I love how dragoon always pins us into a corner and fills us up with his juicy content and never pulls out

the reson everyone hates it when you use ai art is because any ai image generator was basically trained on stollen art

the thing with AI “learning” from others is that rather than taking inspiration and using it to create something truly new the AI is more like putting a bunch of stuff into a meatgrinder and spitting out the amalgamated result. it’s a lot more dubious especially when most of the art being thrown into the meatgrinder is not being used with consent also, as a subjective matter, i also found it really funny when you drew the things yourself in ms paint or made them with photoshop, even if it’s not of the best quality that’s part of the charm, there’s something very distinctly human about “bad” art in the sense that it’s very earnest and clearly shows that even if someone doesn’t have the skill yet they’re still dedicated to try and create something themselves i appreciate you trying to genuinely engage on the subject of ai art use though, it’s something a lot of ai bros can’t say

The fact that he uploaded another terraria video this fast gives me physical healing

i thought i was tripping when i noticed the eyes of your channel having flames that weren't there before 😭 he's literally going insane

I really like the AI pictures, it is giving life to the story

This finally has come out now i must watch it all

FAST UPLOAD GIVES ME PHYSICAL HEAL

Please swear more!