If you happen to sustain with developments in The Pokémon Buying and selling Card Recreation scene, you may need heard a couple of latest ‘Illustration Contest’ the place choose entrants had been accused of submitting AI-generated work.
This has induced fairly a stir inside the neighborhood and now The Pokémon Firm has come ahead with an official assertion explaining the way it’s dedicated to “upholding the integrity” of this contest, and entrants in violation of the foundations have been instantly disqualified.
Though this assertion does not particularly point out AI-generated content material, this follows many members of the TCG neighborhood documenting doable AI-generated submissions on social media and elsewhere on-line. It is also famous by TPC, the way it will proceed to “have fun the creative skills of the proficient” neighborhood.
The Pokémon Firm: We’re conscious that choose entrants from the highest 300 finanlists of the Pokémon TCG Illustration Contest 2024 have violated the official contest guidelines. Because of this, entrants in violation of the foundations have been disqualified from the competition.
Moreover, further artists taking part within the contest will quickly be chosen to be among the many high 300 finalists.
We’re dedicated to upholding the integrity of the Pokémon TCG Illustration Contest and admire followers’ continued assist as we have fun the creative skills of the proficient Pokémon neighborhood.
Based on earlier studies printed per week earlier than this assertion from The Pokémon Firm, a number of submissions inside the ‘high 300 finalists’ had been accused of being created with AI, with one other breach of the foundations believed to be a number of submissions beneath completely different names by choose members.
The TCG neighborhood has responded positively to this newest replace, thanking The Pokémon Firm for taking motion.
If we hear any important developments or updates, we’ll let you understand.
