AI covers for mods

[IsFridayToday]

I'm not trying to rag on anyone but I didn't see anyone talking about this but I'm kind of confused by how pervasive AI mod covers are given how creative the community is. It feels like 1 in 5 mods are using AI and it just makes me be less willing to trust that the mod itself wasn't made with some sort of vibe coding. Again not trying to put anyone down just something I noticed.

[Vexxvididu]

Yeah, overall the community is pretty anti AI.  ...but I can also see the temptation since AI art is just very EASY and cheap to make.  It's very accessible.  I was very tempted to do it myself for my mod but decided against it.

[Pascaloubicou]

Idk about the content of the mods, but AI art start to look boring and i don't like it anymore, voilà 

[LadyWYT]

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1 hour ago, Vexxvididu said:

...but I can also see the temptation since AI art is just very EASY and cheap to make.  It's very accessible.

This is probably why it gets used a lot. Easy to use, can generate a nice image in minutes, and skips the artist fee. 

For the mod my friend and I made, I drew the cover art but we have an AI image in the description. Eventually it'll get replaced once I get around to drawing up new art, but for now it's being used as a funny placeholder(because AI doesn't understand how candles work).

1 hour ago, Pascaloubicou said:

Idk about the content of the mods, but AI art start to look boring and i don't like it anymore, voilà 

Pretty much why it's not always a good idea to opt for the most convenient route. It's kind of like getting a coffee mug from the bigbox store versus buying one from a pottery studio. The store mug will be much cheaper and good for everyday use, but it's probably not one you're going to care much about. The studio mug will be more expensive, but will come with intention behind the design--that is, it will have little quirks that show the artist's thought process, and there won't be another exactly like it.

Edited 5 hours ago by LadyWYT
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[Brady_The]

I myself am cautious about mods using anything that implies the usage of AI, to a point where I simply skip them, but I do not judge too harshly.

My personal take: If one has such a massive problem with AI thumbnails that they have to voice their concerns publicly, instead of doing that they should offer the mod authors to create a (better) thumbnail at the same cost. At the end of the day these mods are free of charge. Neither is one forced to use them.

Edited 5 hours ago by Brady_The

[Pascaloubicou]

40 minutes ago, LadyWYT said:

Pretty much why it's not always a good idea to opt for the most convenient route. It's kind of like getting a coffee mug from the bigbox store versus buying one from a pottery studio. The store mug will be much cheaper and good for everyday use, but it's probably not one you're going to care much about. The studio mug will be more expensive, but will come with intention behind the design--that is, it will have little quirks that show the artist's thought process, and there won't be another exactly like it.

I tried to quote only my part , hope it will work.

Maybe i guess the art is so similar and like "slop" bcs there is really not a single art input by the user, idk how generally its used by plp but there is that. I can say to, that i don't feel neutral about it, at this point it could become a negative point to use AI art of that quality compare to nothing. But i understand some plp have a lot of fun using AI art.

[Facethief]

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