and for the record, me saying Sandfall's AI use "raises concerns about what wasn't disclosed or discovered" applies to their quote from an interview:

“We use some AI, but not much.” -Francois Meurisse

Use a placeholder texture that was made by a person in ~5 seconds with MS Paint.

Ultimately it's a trust issue, yes they fixed it as soon as they found out, but their statement on how AI was used for placeholder textures that were always meant to be replaced despite them appearing in the final product raises concerns about what wasn't disclosed or discovered.

That is a huge issue, but the responsibility still lies with Sandfall at the end of the day. If you're hiring someone to produce something you need to make sure they're doing it exactly how you want, especially if you're anti-AI.

I've been seeing concept artists saying, "Oh, using AI to conceptualize an idea isn't a big deal" which, as an artist myself, I find insane. I don't really understand why artists would want to remove what I feel to be the most entertaining part of the creative process: weeding through possibilities.

I crushed this assignment

When I tell you I'm cooking, I 100% mean it