{"id":2567,"date":"2026-03-22T21:34:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T17:34:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/crimson-desert-dev-apologizes-for-use-of-ai-art\/"},"modified":"2026-03-22T21:34:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T17:34:34","slug":"crimson-desert-dev-apologizes-for-use-of-ai-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/crimson-desert-dev-apologizes-for-use-of-ai-art\/","title":{"rendered":"Crimson Desert dev apologizes for use of AI art"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A screenshot from Crimson Desert showing what appears to be an AI-generated painting.\" data-caption=\"That\u2019s some sloppy looking slop. | Image: Rex_Spy \/ Reddit\" data-portal-copyright=\"Image: Rex_Spy \/ Reddit\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/found-this-ai-painting-v0-otfba7ufh8qg1.webp?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" \/><figcaption>\n\tThat\u2019s some sloppy looking slop. | Image: Rex_Spy \/ Reddit\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Reviews of <em>Crimson Desert<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/crimson-desert-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">have<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/crimson-desert-review\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">been<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/gameinformer.com\/review\/crimson-desert\/open-world-overload\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mixed<\/a>, but the bigger issue for the game has been the discovery of what <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/PS5\/comments\/1rz5qfb\/crimson_desert_appears_to_use_generative_ai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">appeared<\/a> to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/crimson-desert-players-think-theyve-found-ai-generated-art-in-game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AI-generated assets<\/a> in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/CrimsonDesert\/comments\/1rz2f2l\/found_this_ai_painting\/?utm_source=embedv2&amp;utm_medium=post_embed&amp;utm_content=post_body&amp;embed_host_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ign.com%2Farticles%2Fcrimson-desert-players-think-theyve-found-ai-generated-art-in-game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">final<\/a> release. Now the developer has acknowledged that AI art was indeed used during the game&rsquo;s creation, but says that it was intended to be replaced before release.  In a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/crimsondesert_\/status\/2035718975909470706?s=46\" target=\"_blank\">statement on X<\/a>, the company said it was conducting a \u00ab\u00a0comprehensive audit\u00a0\u00bb to identify and replace any AI-generated content. <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The company apologized for both its inclusion in the final release and for not being more transparent about its use during development. \u00ab\u00a0We should have clearly disclosed our use of AI,\u00a0\u00bb it said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The \u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/games\/898771\/crimson-desert-dev-apologizes-ai-art\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full story at The Verge.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>That\u2019s some sloppy looking slop. | Image: Rex_Spy \/ Reddit Reviews of Crimson Desert have been mixed, but the bigger 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