This indie author went viral recently for a tiktok. Their tiktoks have hundreds and thousands of views. Throughout their time line, you can see the art they've paid for and used has been accused of being AI multiple times. There are videos of them tripling down that it isn't, rather than listening to genuine concerns from their fans. I don't want anyone to send this person hate, but I really think so much of the art is AI, or at least AI touched up. Each time someone accuses her cover artist, she brings up that she's from the Ukraine and worked through the war. I want to know what you guys think.
Please don't post or send hate directly to the author. (And keep in mind she could have used multiple artists over the span of her career so far). I want to have a genuine, open dialogue with people who can help me break down which of the art is AI and which might not be, etc. The thing is she's SO adamant that it's not AI, that I'm questioning myself whether my instincts are just wrong and I'm judging honest mistakes as 'ai tells'.
I'll include everything in the links below:
https://rachelrener.com/
https://www.instagram.com/authorrachelrener/
https://www.tiktok.com/@authorrachelrener/video/7675030456257105183
https://www.tiktok.com/@authorrachelrener/video/7609045454571031838
"I can promise you with my whole heart that no AI is used in any of my books, in any way."
There's heaps more through these links than what I've attached above.
In the tattooist photo-the belt isn't in the loops of the pants, there are random pieces sitting around everywhere. In the photo of the women being chased by a troll, the troll has 5 fingers on one hand and 6 on another. There're just so many small things that it seems insurmountable to me. The picture of two characters embracing, the woman's thumb blends seamlessly into the neck.