{"id":1047,"date":"2026-09-22T00:05:18","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T00:05:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aimoneylab.ai\/?p=1047"},"modified":"2026-09-22T00:05:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T00:05:18","slug":"wolverine-dev-denies-using-genai-after-weird-looking-in-game-sign-discovered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aimoneylab.ai\/?p=1047","title":{"rendered":"Wolverine Dev Denies Using GenAI After Weird-Looking In-Game Sign Discovered"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fans recently discovered an odd-looking bathroom sign in Marvel&#8217;s Wolverine, prompting people to wonder if developer Insomniac Games used generative AI.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Insomniac&#8217;s community and marketing director James Stevenson, that&#8217;s a bunch of baloney. The reason the bathroom image looks weird is because of a &#8220;UV map bug,&#8221; he said. A fix is now in the works. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;There are no AI-generated assets in Marvel\u2019s Wolverine,&#8221; Stevenson said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-x\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">No. This is a UV map bug and we have a fix coming. There are no AI generated assets in Marvel\u2019s Wolverine.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; James Stevenson (@JamesStevenson) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JamesStevenson\/status\/2101048325067751572?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 18, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Insomniac&#8217;s last game, 2023&#8217;s Spider-Man 2, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/articles\/playstations-plan-to-use-ai-to-speed-up-development-started-with-spider-man-2\/1100-6526809\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/articles\/playstations-plan-to-use-ai-to-speed-up-development-started-with-spider-man-2\/1100-6526809\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">utilized machine-learning to help speed up development<\/a>, and the company intends to keep doing this going forward. But for now, it sounds like AI-generated assets are off limits.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marvel&#8217;s Wolverine released on September 15 and became a swift success, reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/superhys\/status\/2100962091611898116\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/superhys\/status\/2100962091611898116\">exceeding the lifetime sales of Death Stranding 2 on PS5<\/a> right out of the gate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While Marvel&#8217;s Wolverine might not have featured any AI-created assets, that&#8217;s not the case for every game. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/articles\/call-of-duty-black-ops-7-dev-embraces-ai-but-not-to-replace-humans\/1100-6534113\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/articles\/call-of-duty-black-ops-7-dev-embraces-ai-but-not-to-replace-humans\/1100-6534113\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Activision&#8217;s Call of Duty games use generative AI<\/a>, as does Sega&#8217;s upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/articles\/crazy-taxi-world-tour-uses-generative-ai-sega-reveals\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/articles\/crazy-taxi-world-tour-uses-generative-ai-sega-reveals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crazy Taxi: World Tour<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GameSpot&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/reviews\/wolverine-only-aims-as-high-as-its-stout-hero\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/reviews\/wolverine-only-aims-as-high-as-its-stout-hero\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marvel&#8217;s Wolverine review<\/a> scored the game an 8\/10. Reviewer Tamoor Hussain said of the game, &#8220;At best, it\u2019s a fun but forgettable experience that\u2019ll entertain you for a few hours.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fans recently discovered an odd-looking bathroom sign in Marvel&#8217;s Wolverine, prompting people to wonder if developer Insomniac Games used generative AI. According to Insomniac&#8217;s community and marketing director James Stevenson, that&#8217;s a bunch of baloney. The reason the bathroom image looks weird is because of a &#8220;UV map bug,&#8221; he said. 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