Update 07/01/2024: Wizards of the Coast has now issued a new statement, admitting that "some AI components" were in the image. WotC adds that the image came from a vendor and that it will be "evaluating" how it works with its partners in the wake of this controversy.
Our original report follows.
Less than a month after 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Wizards of the Coast pledged not to use AI-generated art in 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Magic: the Gathering, it has been accused of using it in a promotional image for social media. The company denies this, saying the image was created by a human artist, but many fans remain unconvinced, accusing the team of going back on its p♓romise.
The image in question is a shot of several Magic: The Gatherin🐭g cards, posed in a setti꧋ng that appears to have many of the telltale signs of AI art. There are several inconsistencies and mistakes in the image that fans cite as evidence, saying that the art is at least somewhat AI-generated.
As reported by , comments from fans have prompted Wizards of the𒉰 Coast to respond, maintaining that the ad was not AI-generated.
ꦅ"We understand confusion by fans given the style being different than card art, but we stand by ꩲour previous statement," reads a follow-up tweet from the MTG team "This art was created by humans and not AI."
This "previous statement" refers t𝔍o a from December, in which Wizards of the Coast set out its stance on AI art.
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"For 30 years, Magic: The Gathering has been built on the innovation, ingenuity, and hard work of talented people who sculpt a beautiful, creative game. That isn't changing," read this statement. "Our internal guidelines remain the same with regard to artificial intelligence tools: We require artists, writers, and creatives contributing to the Magic TCG to refrain from using AI generative tools to create final Magic products."
Some fear that since this image in the tweet is an ad, not official art for a card, then these guidelines would not apply. However, Wizards of the Coast is arguing that they do, so it maintains that the image was created by a human artist. They are not credited, although this isn't unusual for promotional material used on social media.
MTG is far from the only series that has faced backlash for allegedly using AI art in its promotional material. An ad for Amazon Prime's Fallout show also came under fire as many fans believe that it was thrown together in an AI art generator. Similarly, this was due to the art containing strange mistakes that a human artist isn't likely to have made, such as a person in the background having three legs, and no consistency with the direction that the cars are facing.
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