Nintendo caught red deformed handed

Even the big N had to admit it used AI

Saw this IGN article this morning, talking about Nintendo having to admit using gen-AI for an ad campaign. Pretty sure Nintendo has the money to NOT do stuff like this, but hey, I guess the temptation is real, no matter your station in the socioeconomic seating arrangement? Anyway, here’s a quote:

“Last week, reports began circulating online that Nintendo had used AI fakery to generate images of parents and babies holding Super Mario toys. Suspicion was raised by one particular image where a model's thumb was spotted at an unusual angle, quickly prompting numerous users on social media — as well as some news reports — to label the photo as likely AI-generated.”

Dunno why it rubs me so much MORE wrong when big corporations do this verses indie folks, but here we are. Do we surrender to the inevitable, or keep being annoyed by this soulless poop? Worth discussing I think.