One of the most annoying things with generative modeling is the confluence with libertarian hustle/grindset culture. For these people, they don't even have the fig leaf of "realizing a previously inaccessible creative vision," or even pure corporate cost-cutting. For these folks, quality product and vision is secondary to simply making a quick buck. You have a combination of independent "services" or "apps" (who rent GPUs from Amazon and then rent them out to you), spam-peddlers (both text and image), prompt "engineers" (who repackage the cargo cult incantations they find elsewhere), and other rent-seeking schemers. There's no value add here: every "service" they provide is something that one could already access for cheap or free. They aren't even iterating on the technology, just setting up pipelines to automatically use available tools. These folks are basically would-be mini-digital-landlords who are trying to pan for gold before litigation and regulators step in to plug the dike. (EDIT: This is a mixed metaphor, but it feels true).