Adding to the recent controversy surrounding Intel Arc GPU support—or lack thereof—in Crimson Desert, gamers recently flagged a very peculiar in-game painting, among other assets, as evidence of use of generative AI in the game. The image depicted a battlefield filled with cavalry, but many of the s...

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Adding to the recent controversy surrounding Intel Arc GPU support—or lack thereof—in Crimson Desert, gamers recently flagged a very peculiar in-game painting, among other assets, as evidence of use of generative AI in the game. The image depicted a battlefield filled with cavalry, but many of the soldiers and their horses were blended into one another, and there were general inconsistencies in the image that stood out as being AI-generated. Despite the almost obvious use of generative AI, Pearl Abyss did not use Steam’s generative AI disclosure on the Crimson Desert store page. Now, three days after the AI-generated in-game art was discovered, Pearl Abyss has issued a statement, via the @CrimsonDesert_ account on X, acknowledging that it was AI-generated but also claiming that the artwork was not meant to make it into the final game.

  • cravl@slrpnk.net
    16·
    2 days ago

    Seriously. I don’t know what’s wrong with just using a standard missing texture file (e.g. the magenta and black checkerboard in Minecraft) or an MS Paint-grade sketch for placeholder art.

    • Murse@slrpnk.net
      11·
      2 days ago

      MS Paint-grade sketch for placeholder art

      Finding one of those in game that was truly missed (as opposed to "oh shit we got caught… Uh, it was a placeholder! Promise!) would actually be awesome. Basically an accidental easter egg.