Jason Gaston

Did Marvel’s Wolverine use generative AI? A bizarre bathroom sign in Insomniac Games’ new Wolverine game had players convinced they had discovered AI-generated artwork hiding inside the PlayStation 5 release.

But according to Insomniac Games, the viral Marvel’s Wolverine bathroom sign was NOT created using generative AI.

Insomniac says the strange artwork was caused by a UV-mapping bug, and a fix is on the way.

So what actually happened?

In this video, I break down the Marvel’s Wolverine AI controversy, the viral bathroom sign, Insomniac’s response, and how a video game texture-mapping error managed to look almost exactly like the kind of bizarre anatomy we’ve come to associate with AI-generated images.

But this story is about more than one broken texture in Wolverine.

Generative AI has become so common—and accusations of “AI slop” have become so widespread—that people are increasingly assuming anything strange, ugly, imperfect, or unusual must have been made by artificial intelligence.

And that creates a problem for real artists.

If an illustrator makes a mistake, has an unusual style, or creates something people simply don’t like, they can suddenly find themselves accused of secretly using AI without any evidence whatsoever.

I also talk openly about my own use of AI-generated imagery in some YouTube thumbnails, why I sometimes use those tools as a one-person channel producing daily content, and why I think transparency about AI matters.

There are absolutely legitimate conversations to have about generative AI, copyright, artists, video games, and the entertainment industry.

But accusations should still require evidence.

Because sometimes something looks like AI because it IS AI.

And sometimes the texture is just trash.

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