HoYoverse was caught up in a scandal: Genshin Impact fans suspected the studio of using neural networks to create official art. The reason for the scandal was an annoying blunder on the screensaver of the festive stream dedicated to the version of “Luna VI” — Paymon’s permanent companion was suddenly found to have extra fingers. The developers promptly replaced the picture with a corrected version with a normal anatomy, but the Internet, as you know, remembers everything.
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Anatomical Scandal in Genshin Impact: What’s Wrong with HoYoverse Art
The situation with the “extra limbs” quickly spread across social networks — the players are sure that such errors are characteristic of generative AI. Attentive users noticed a defect in the preview of the broadcast of the “Luna VI” update. Paymon’s extra finger triggered a new wave of discussions about how ethical it is for large studios to use neural networks instead of the manual labor of artists. HoYoverse has not yet commented on the situation, limiting itself to quietly replacing the asset with the correct version.
Neural networks in game development: not the first case
This is far from the first incident when big (and not so big) developers are caught using algorithms. A similar story recently unfolded around the sequel to Endless Summer, where fans also saw characteristic traces of AI in the art. The creator of the cult novel, however, denied all the accusations — according to him, the jambs arose due to banal carelessness when working with layers in a graphic editor. A coincidence? Maybe. But an alarming trend is emerging — the audience is increasingly reacting to any signs of automation of creativity.
