Warhammer 40K Space Marine Art Wasn't Created Using AI, Says Game Workshop
Kotaku • • technology
Key Points:
- A new Warhammer 40,000 artwork released by Games Workshop featured a Space Marine with six fingers, sparking fan accusations that AI was used in its creation.
- Fans expressed frustration over the potential use of AI, given the high value placed on human-created artwork in Warhammer 40K materials.
- Games Workshop responded by denying any AI involvement, attributing the extra finger to a human error during the art creation process.
- The company explained that the Horus Heresy art style combines miniature photography with traditional art, and the anomaly was an unintended but dramatic addition.
- Games Workshop urged fans to be understanding of their artists, emphasizing that the mistake was purely human and not a sign of AI usage or in-universe mutation.