It's a poor analogy, but maybe they imagine something like a composer being able to release their classical music without requiring a conductor and orchestra to convert it to sound.
The odd bit to me is how such tools open up a spectrum of possibilities with poorly defined roles or boundaries. When is someone a musician with electronic instruments, versus a DJ, versus a consumer? And what are the equivalents for film synthesis...?
Indeed, imagine if people cried the same way when electronic music or synthesizers were getting started (well, some people did). It is just that now when it is coming for their profession, they are panicking.
The odd bit to me is how such tools open up a spectrum of possibilities with poorly defined roles or boundaries. When is someone a musician with electronic instruments, versus a DJ, versus a consumer? And what are the equivalents for film synthesis...?