Street Fighter 6 Art Contest Marred By Allegations Of AI Use

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In June, Capcom announced a second fan-art contest for Street Fighter 6, where artists could submit entries for a chance to have their art inserted into the game for use in the "Here Comes A New Challenger" screen. A winner was chosen for each of the 26 current roster members, but the winning entry for newcomer Kimberly has stirred up some controversy--namely, allegations that the artwork broke the contest's strict "no AI-generated images" policy.Via Kotaku, an X user named "hoodratt20xx" put together a comprehensive Google Doc of what they think are telltale signs of AI use in the winning Kimberly entry as well as entries for other characters. Another X user, Galena_Bismon, shared a similar analysis via a post on their feed.Kimberly from Street Fighter 6"I have reason to believe that one of the winning entries for New Challengers 2 is partially or fully made with AI," hoodratt20xx wrote in the document. "I don’t make these accusations lightly and honestly would love to be proven wrong. I have gathered a list of evidence that I believe will shed some light on the matter and hopefully with this information you will take action in regards to this."The artist in question, another X user by the name of "lilithascends," deleted all of their social media accounts as speculation about the artwork has come to light. Capcom, for its part, has not made a statement about the allegations as of this writing.This is not the first instance of a video-game-related art contest being affected by allegations of AI use. Last June, The Pokemon Company was forced to disqualify multiple entries in a Pokemon Trading Card Game art contest for being "in violation of the rules," and new winners were eventually chosen to replace the offending entries.