Wizards Of The Coast Repeats Anti-AI Stance, Fights Accusation Against Latest Magic The Gathering Promo
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The image is promoting new cards for Magic: The Gathering.
By Luis Joshua Gutierrez on
Wizards of the Coast has once again found itself fighting accusations of using AI-created images. But instead of being accused of using AI for a Dungeons and Dragons book, people are convinced the company used AI to prompt cards for Magic: The Gathering.
On January 4, the official Magic: The Gathering Twitter account shared a photo captioned: «It's positively shocking how good these lands look in retro frame. #MTGRavnica»
It's positively shocking how good these lands look in retro frame. #MTGRavnica pic.twitter.com/4HnX90rMeK
Thanks to PCGamer, we know that shortly after that was tweeted, some people began to suspect that the company had used AI yet again to promote one of its products. One user tweeted, «This looks very AI generated — with some human photoshopping over the top.» If you look through the replies, you'll find a lot of people expressing similar sentiments.
Shortly after the original photo was posted, Magic: The Gathering made a follow-up post addressing the accusations by saying:
«We understand confusion by fans given the style being different than card art, but we stand by our previous statement. This art was created by humans and not AI.»
We understand confusion by fans given the style being different than card art, but we stand by our previous statement. This art was created by humans and not AI.
As of late, Wizards of the Coast has been trying to regain fans' trust because of the usage of AI. Last year, it was discovered that the company had used it for a sourcebook titled
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