AI thumbnails are breaking Fortnite’s discovery, but Epic doesn’t care

The AI-generated thumbnails are taking over Fortnite’s user-generated discovery feed, which Epic Games says will not policing it anytime soon.
Fortnite’s main menu is usually the first impression of millions of players. More and more screens are Full of the art of AI creation, Sometimes it is universal, sometimes it is questionable. Despite strong community opposition, Epic remains motivated.
“We don’t care which tool you use to make thumbnails,” Dan Walsh said, Director of Product Management at Epic. “What we care about is Whether it complies with our rules.transparent
Quick facts
Epic admits that AI detection has become “increasingly difficult to the point where it may not be executed.”
Even if some AI thumbnails are reused, or appear to be of low quality, there is no planned repression plan.
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The first philosophy of mankind
Executive Vice President SAXS Persson Reiterate that the epic still believes that humans will create the best results. “Do we feel we need to start making Fortnite outfits with AI models? No,” he said.
The art of artificial intelligence is rapidly evolving, as is the debate on quality, originality and ownership. Epic choices allow AI thumbnail discovery options to flood discovery can shape how the generated content is regulated in a wider creator economy.
Fortnite’s front page may look worse, but Epic’s focus is on rule compliance, not tools.
This means that AI art (or don’t like it) will stay here.