Borderlands Studio Head Responds After Fans Rip Him For "AI Slop" Selfie

Randy Pitchford says Gearbox has a firm no-AI policy after posting an AI-generated image of an AI working at Gearbox

Randy just wanted to have a little fun, but it didn't work out so well.

Gearbox head Randy Pitchford says Borderlands maker won't use AI for "any work that could ever be seen" after posting ChatGPT-generated image of a Gearbox employee

That guy is not real, and does not work at Gearbox

CHOCHILINO Borderlands 4 Boss Posts Slop After Fans Were Already Worried About AI-Generated Patch Notes: ‘Our Policy Is No AI In Any Work That Could Ever Be Seen By Any Customer’ %

Public sentiment around generative AI has been tanking as of late, and few corners of the internet hate the controversial technology more than gamers. So Gearbox Entertainment studio head Randy Pitchford had some explaining to do when he recently shared AI slop on main. In response to Borderlands 4 fans’ displeasure, he unofficially outlined the studio’s guidelines on using AI, including a ban on using it for anything that might end up in one of…

Borderlands Studio Head Responds After Fans Rip Him For "AI Slop" Selfie

Randy Pitchford, the co-founder and main boss at Borderlands developer Gearbox, has commented on a recent AI-created photo that he posted on social media and clarified his studio's stance on using AI for game development.Pitchford said he recently asked ChatGPT to generate a selfie of an AI that indicates "how they feel based on how I interact with it," and it came back with the image you can see below. Pitchford was mocked for this so-called "A…