Crimson Desert developer apologizes and promises to replace AI-generated art

## Summary
Pearl Abyss The developer behind the open-world RPG Crimson Desert has issued an official apology after players discovered several instances of AI-generated art in the game. Pearl Abyss posted on X that it released the game with some 2D visual props that were made with "experimental AI generative tools" and forgot to replace them before launch. Pearl Abyss said on X that "following reports from our community, we have identified that some of these assets were unintentionally included in the final release." Now, the game's Steam page has an AI generated content disclosure, which says that, "generative AI technology is used in a supplementary capacity during the creation of some 2D prop assets" which are later replaced. Moving forward, Pearl Abyss said it will conduct a "comprehensive audit of all in-game assets and are taking steps to replace any affected content." The developer said that these updated assets will roll out in upcoming patches, and that the team would internally review how it communicates with its player base to provide more "transparency and consistency." Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Pearl Abyss isn't the only developer to fail to disclose the use of AI-generated assets in its games.

## Article Content
Pearl Abyss
The developer behind the open-world RPG
Crimson Desert
has issued an official apology after players discovered several instances of AI-generated art in the game.
Pearl Abyss
posted on X that it released the game with some 2D visual props that were made with "experimental AI generative tools" and forgot to replace them before launch.
Just a day after Crimson Desert's launch, players took to
social media
to post reports of potential generative AI usage. Pearl Abyss said on X that "following reports from our community, we have identified that some of these assets were unintentionally included in the final release." Now, the game's Steam page has an AI generated content disclosure, which says that, "generative AI technology is used in a supplementary capacity during the creation of some 2D prop assets" which are later replaced.
Moving forward, Pearl Abyss said it will conduct a "comprehensive audit of all in-game assets and are taking steps to replace any affected content." The developer said that these updated assets will roll out in upcoming patches, and that the team would internally review how it communicates with its
player base
to provide more "transparency and consistency."
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Pearl Abyss isn't the only developer to fail to disclose the use of AI-generated assets in its games. Late last year,
Sandfall Interactive
was stripped of its Game of the Year and Debut Game awards from the Indie Game Awards for the use of generative AI in
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
for placeholder textures that were mistakenly left in the game. Like Pearl Abyss, Arc Raiders' developer
Embark Studios
is going back and replacing AI-generated material in its game after some backlash from its player base.
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## Expert Analysis

### Merits
- Moving forward, Pearl Abyss said it will conduct a "comprehensive audit of all in-game assets and are taking steps to replace any affected content." The developer said that these updated assets will roll out in upcoming patches, and that the team would internally review how it communicates with its player base to provide more "transparency and consistency." Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Pearl Abyss isn't the only developer to fail to disclose the use of AI-generated assets in its games.

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### Implications
- Moving forward, Pearl Abyss said it will conduct a "comprehensive audit of all in-game assets and are taking steps to replace any affected content." The developer said that these updated assets will roll out in upcoming patches, and that the team would internally review how it communicates with its player base to provide more "transparency and consistency." Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Pearl Abyss isn't the only developer to fail to disclose the use of AI-generated assets in its games.

### Expert Commentary
This article covers game, pearl, abyss topics. Notable strengths include discussion of game. Readability: Flesch-Kincaid grade 0.0. Word count: 286.