"When these accusations started flying around social media in places like X and TikTok, some haters were more than willing to jump on the bandwagon, but several others argued that calling things out as AI art based on small nitpicks is only detrimental to the cause of protesting AI slop in favor of supporting artists, because you might be mistaken, distort others' perception of what is and isn't AI-generated, and then the artists whose work is mischaracterized as AI are left with"
"Though yes, AI art is a plague on this planet and we should absolutely speak out against companies using it instead of hiring real artists, firing the accusation from the hip ultimately risks throwing the very artists you claim to be advocating for under the bus. Now, a Blizzard artist or maybe a contractor has seen people assume their work isn't their own, that it isn't even the work of a human being, and is instead the product of an algorithm scraping other artists' portfolios."
Overwatch 2 revealed new sprays showing Wuyang playing competitive at his computer and Venture and Juno posing back-to-back, with Overwatch Esports logos on clothing and the computer. Some fans accused Blizzard of using generative AI to create the sprays and pointed to details they believed indicated AI origin. Blizzard responded that the sprays are artist-made and credited a human artist. The accusations spread across social platforms like X and TikTok. Some commentators warned that hastily labeling work as AI-generated based on minor flaws can mischaracterize real artists, harm reputations, and undermine efforts to oppose low-quality AI art.
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