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Fortnite won't block AI-generated thumbnail images, and Epic Games says detecting them will likely become impossible


Fortnite maker Epic Games has weighed in on the increasing use of AI-generated thumbnail images within the game by thir…

The growing use of AI-generated imagery to advertise these Islands has sometimes left Fortnite's main screen feeling awash with AI slop - and it's something Epic Games has now been asked about. Discussing the idea of Epic Games using AI image generation for its own experiences in future, executive vice president Sax Persson emphasised the company's stance that the "best results" came from humans still. Watch on YouTube"We've always embraced new technology, but with an ethical stance on the source, like as we generate things, it has to be understood and it has to be properly licensed," Persson said of Epic Games' potential AI use.

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