For the past week, ArtStation--the world's most popular portfolio site for professional (and amateur!) artists working in the entertainment business--has been rocked by protests from its users, after owners Epic Games refused to offer adequate protections against the growing threat of AI-generated imagery. For the first few days of that protest, most users simply pasted a clean, bold image by Alexander Nanitchkov, using repetition in numbers to have the site's front page looking like this: As the days have marched on, though, and ArtStation and Epic refuse to offer more suitable protections for the very artworks their site is designed for, artists have moved on and have decided to come up with pieces that are a bit more elaborate, and personal. I thought I'd highlight some of my favourites in this post. You'll find links to their passionate, creative and deeply human portfolios of each artist responsible in the names under each image. For Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One, & Windows devices The new Xbox Wireless Controller feels natural with its lightweight design, textured triggers, and hybrid D-pad.

ArtStation is probably the most important website on the whole internet for professional artists, especially those working in entertainment fields like video games (most of our Fine Art links, for example, point there). Which is why the site's continued allowance of AI-generated imagery has become a point of contention with its users. The technology, which is rotten to its core, is of particular concern to a community who make a living creating art, and as such should also be a concern to the companies responsible for owning and hosting that community. But as of today, ArtStation has no policy directly restricting the hosting or display of AI-generated imagery on the site, which has led to repeated instances where images made by computers, and not humans, have floated to the top of ArtStation's "Explore" section, its most popular means of showcasing the work of artists. That is, understandably, pissing a lot of people off.