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Updated · Kotaku · Jun 11Games Workshop Denies AI Use in Warhammer Art After 1 Space Marine Appears With 6 Fingers
3 articles · Updated · Kotaku · Jun 11Summary
- Games Workshop said a six-fingered Space Marine in artwork posted June 8 was a human mistake, not AI-generated art.
- Fan backlash erupted after viewers zoomed in on the MkIV Space Marine image and argued the extra finger resembled a common AI-art error.
- The company said its Horus Heresy art style, used since 2012, blends miniature photography with painted elements and that artists are "only human."
- Some fans remain unconvinced, but the dispute matters because Warhammer buyers pay heavily for books and materials marketed with human-made artwork.
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As AI art improves, how can companies prove their creative work is still authentically human? Will fan distrust of AI force game companies to sacrifice efficiency for proven human creativity?