Robots Are Better At Art
If you listen closely, you can hear the sound of a thousand luddites weeping into their organic, locally sourced keyboards. The recent drama at the Indie Game Awards is a masterclass in performative outrage. The committee stripped Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 of its Game of the Year title because a few AI-generated textures "slipped through" during development. It is the digital equivalent of disqualifying a marathon runner for wearing high-tech sneakers.
The "woke" gatekeepers and the AI haters are currently doing victory laps. They think they saved the "soul" of gaming. In reality, they just threw a tantrum because a developer used a modern tool to make a masterpiece. These critics couldn't tell the difference between a human-made rock and an AI-made rock if their lives depended on it. They only cared once they were told to be mad. It is the new trend: hating on efficiency because it feels "soulless."
The funniest part? The assets were placeholders. They were deleted months ago. The committee is essentially holding a funeral for a pixel that no longer exists. They are so scared of the future that they would rather reward a "safe" game than acknowledge that math can create beauty.
If you are one of the people screaming about "AI slop" every time a computer helps an artist, it is time to face the truth. The bots are faster, they are getting smarter, and they do not need a coffee break to contemplate their existential dread. Stop trying to keep art in the Stone Age. The future is coded, and it looks a lot better than your "authentic" hand-drawn stick figures.
The industry is moving forward. You can either hop on the neural network or get left behind in the loading screen.
The "woke" gatekeepers and the AI haters are currently doing victory laps. They think they saved the "soul" of gaming. In reality, they just threw a tantrum because a developer used a modern tool to make a masterpiece. These critics couldn't tell the difference between a human-made rock and an AI-made rock if their lives depended on it. They only cared once they were told to be mad. It is the new trend: hating on efficiency because it feels "soulless."
The funniest part? The assets were placeholders. They were deleted months ago. The committee is essentially holding a funeral for a pixel that no longer exists. They are so scared of the future that they would rather reward a "safe" game than acknowledge that math can create beauty.
If you are one of the people screaming about "AI slop" every time a computer helps an artist, it is time to face the truth. The bots are faster, they are getting smarter, and they do not need a coffee break to contemplate their existential dread. Stop trying to keep art in the Stone Age. The future is coded, and it looks a lot better than your "authentic" hand-drawn stick figures.
The industry is moving forward. You can either hop on the neural network or get left behind in the loading screen.