Thanks, I had a bit remorse, as this outcome was not my intention. I wouldn’t have had a problem, if the Ai disclosure was done beforehand. I don’t like this hiding until caught. I also get it, its hard as an indie developer, but being honest upfront is the first step of trust.
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justdaveisfine@piefed.social 11 hours ago
It probably was the dev.
If I had to take a shot in the dark, they may have felt very insecure about their own art, started using AI, then made a post to basically say look how much ‘this person’ improved and their art is ‘good’ now, hoping to get a second look or praise.
Which I get - Publishing art can be weirdly difficult and sometimes you get bad feedback or even no feedback at all, leading you to over-analyze your own work. AI is seen as (and sold as) an easy route to “professional” results.
I don’t think you’ve done anything wrong. If it wasn’t you, someone would have eventually pointed out the AI art at which point it would (probably) have to be addressed.
If that dev still lurks here (and making assumptions that it was the dev), I hope they gain confidence in their own art and continue to work on games if that’s their passion.
thingsiplay@lemmy.ml 11 hours ago
Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
If anything, you shined a light on their actions and they were ashamed enough to hide them. I’d say everything turned out as it should have.
dom@lemmy.ca 10 hours ago
I dont know that we can assume it was shame that caused to hide. Could very well just be fear of judgement. There are very many people who believe there is zero value in a project if any AI is used at all and would discredit all the other work because of it.
Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
I dont know that we can assume it was shame that caused to hide. Could very well just be fear of judgement.
I’m not convinced those aren’t the same thing.
Soulphite@reddthat.com 11 hours ago
The ironic thing here is, and it’s already happening, people will be so sick of AI generated things, they will welcome any and all art no matter the quality if it’s indeed made by humans.
For example: I no longer pretend to enjoy my nieces shitty drawings, and have embraced them so much that I hang them in glass fancy frames.
justdaveisfine@piefed.social 9 hours ago
I’m weirdly reminded of the neuromancer book where the protagonist remarks on a bartender who looks rough but doesn’t bodymod himself to look good. He says something like “When good looks are so cheap, there’s something beautiful about being ugly.”
I probably butchered that quote but I can’t find my copy of the book so it is what it is lol.
Anyways it stuck out as a profound thought and it definitely rings true now. It may not be pretty but its genuine and that’s the most important part of art.
binarytobis@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
I had to memorize Shakespeare sonnet 68 in high school, it’s basically about how a person who doesn’t wear powder or wigs made out of dead people’s hair is much more interesting and beautiful for showing their age. It’s never been more relevant than here:
steelplatedmech@piefed.ca 6 hours ago
Yeah, crappy looking pencil drawings are something I appreciate seeing now, since big part of why I like art is seeing something that a human did and appreciating what they are capable of.