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Jody Macgregor

Games Workshop officially bans the use of AI in its Golden Demon painting competitions

Demons with paintbrushes.

The Oscars of painting little guys are the Golden Demon awards, handed out by Games Workshop at official miniature painting competitions. The entry guidelines for the 2024 Golden Demon awards contain a note in the FAQ section that wasn't present in the previous year's guidelines. In answer to the question, "Am I allowed to use Artificial Intelligence to generate any part of my entry?" it simply replies, "No."

This is presumably in response to controversy over the winning entry in the Single Miniature: Warhammer 40,000 category in 2023's Golden Demon awards, which was Neil Hollis's piece, Exodite. It was controversial not for the miniature itself, but for the jungle backdrop, which was printed with the assistance of the generative AI tool Midjourney.

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