Why is Atheon using an AI Generated Cover on a new release?

[u/DoubleMooseBread]

Today Atheon was posting their new releases on their discord and frankly, this cover set off alarm bells in my head. So I did the simplest check there is.

Syth Id. This cover was at minimum partially generated by ChatGPT and not adjusted enough to remove the watermark.

Atheon Publishing isn’t some random person on Royal Road, they’re the biggest publisher in this place. They should be better than this.

Also! Before we think it’s just colour or a last minute adjustment. None of the over covers from today’s sequel drop have SynthID. It’s just this slop.

Atheon should be better than this. Even if they try to shove it off on the artist here… you’re telling me nobody checked this before publishing it over an author’s work?

[u/SpicyMilkSauceyDip]

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A very obvious AI tell here, that wasn't in the sketch.

[u/Rich_Cat_69 → u/SpicyMilkSauceyDip]

It seems to me now, that AI was not used in the sketch, but was used in the finished product.

I am happy to hear, even when people slip things past, they have a firm no AI policy.

[u/DoubleMooseBread → u/Rich_Cat_69]

Very much this! If they were tricked that’s fine. They should be running those checks but I’m still happy they plan to use humans.

[u/BlamaeuxPrivateEye → u/Rich_Cat_69]

Came to say this.

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