Well, reading the public domain clause, it seems to align with what I just said. It states that the original work shouldn’t make up the majority of the submission and should be modified enough to add new value to the asset. Since the original artwork refers to whatever comes out of the prompt, how is it considered acceptable to submit it directly to the platform without any significant modification ?
On another note, I might be leaning toward the side of AI submissions this time, but here another issue: how do you even detect them? In 3D modeling, bad AI textures can look similar, and overly complex topology with too many polygons might give it away. But even then, you could just chalk it up to a poorly made product.
What happens when AI starts doing those things correctly? Are we going to end up on a witch hunt, trying to figure out who used AI in their full submission and who didn’t? There are already illustrators getting accused of using AI just because their character’s hands look off or the lighting isn’t perfect.
AI detection tools are terrible at spotting AI-generated text or code. And short of a direct confession from the creator, there’s not much we can do about it. Honestly, if the only consequence is checking a box that flags your work as AI-generated, that doesn’t seem all that unreasonable compare to a full ban …