Wizards of the Coast Uses AI Art in Magic: The Gathering Despite Ban, Admits Struggle with Ubiquity of AI Tools
• Wizards of the Coast published a Magic The Gathering marketing image featuring some AI components, despite banning AI art content in 2023 • The image showed steampunk-style Magic cards; fans quickly noticed hallmarks of AI art • Wizards initially dismissed claims that AI was used, but later admitted some AI elements made it in via industry tools like Photoshop • Wizards aims "to always come down on the side of human made art," but struggles as AI becomes commonplace • Long-time Magic artist Dave Rapoza quit working with Wizards over its use of AI art after promising otherwise