The studio Bungie has acknowledged a mistake. They awarded a piece of art related to Destiny 2 as “Art of the Week”, but the selected image was not from a fan, but created by an artificial intelligence. That is not what Bungie wants.
Which competition was it about?
- Bungie regularly features artworks or videos from the community in their weekly blog post: Aspiring artists can submit their creations, someone or several people at Bungie review the submissions and highlight a selection of the best fan artworks in the blog post, which every hardcore Destiny fan studies attentively every Thursday evening.
- It’s a chance for aspiring artists to try out and potentially get seen by thousands of viewers.
- We at MeinMMO have previously covered Destiny’s “Video of the Week” for years. Bungie values maintaining contact with the community and recognizes fan efforts with such appreciative actions.
What was the issue now? In the blog post from February 2, Bungie selected an image, “Guardian Rendition”, and crowned it as “Art of the Week”. However, the image was immediately confronted with the accusation that it was not “real”, that it had surely been created by an artificial intelligence.
The user Zeta accused:
You did not create this art, that was a machine stealing the work of others.
And in fact, the submitter of the image admitted: He thought the image was just pretty, which is why he posted it on the page. He is retracting that now.
Bungie wants to recognize fans, not AI
This is how Bungie reacts: In the current blog post from February 9, Bungie now says they made a mistake and selected an image from the team that originates from an artificial intelligence (via bungie).
They explicitly do not want that. They want to celebrate the community: They will never intentionally award a piece of art generated by an artificial intelligence.
But the technology is so new that they have difficulty recognizing an image made by AI. Therefore, they ask fans for forgiveness should something like this happen. If Bungie presents an image again that is created by AI, they ask fans for help in identifying it, so they can respond.
Why is the topic important? The discussion regarding AI at Bungie highlights a current issue: Artificial intelligence is now creating images and texts that are quite usable.
However, AI is accused of merely plagiarizing existing artworks and texts, thereby stealing the intellectual property of “real people” and depriving them of recognition or even their livelihoods.
The discussion now also affects the shooter Destiny 2, where they clearly position themselves: They want to celebrate fans, not AI.
What would the Vex say about this? The race of cybernetic war machines would surely prefer that Bungie lets AI slide a bit more.
Our editor-in-chief has her own perspective on artificial intelligence:
The AI that artists fear makes me happy
And in fact, the submitter of the image admitted: He thought the image was just pretty, which is why he posted it on the page. He is retracting that now.
Bungie wants to recognize fans, not AI
This is how Bungie reacts: In the current blog post from February 9, Bungie now says they made a mistake and selected an image from the team that originates from an artificial intelligence (via bungie).
They explicitly do not want that. They want to celebrate the community: They will never intentionally award a piece of art generated by an artificial intelligence.
But the technology is so new that they have difficulty recognizing an image made by AI. Therefore, they ask fans for forgiveness should something like this happen. If Bungie presents an image again that is created by AI, they ask fans for help in identifying it, so they can respond.
Why is the topic important? The discussion regarding AI at Bungie highlights a current issue: Artificial intelligence is now creating images and texts that are quite usable.
However, AI is accused of merely plagiarizing existing artworks and texts, thereby stealing the intellectual property of “real people” and depriving them of recognition or even their livelihoods.
The discussion now also affects the shooter Destiny 2, where they clearly position themselves: They want to celebrate fans, not AI.
What would the Vex say about this? The race of cybernetic war machines would surely prefer that Bungie lets AI slide a bit more.
Our editor-in-chief has her own perspective on artificial intelligence:
