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"Imagined by Moleskine, generated by AI" Dunno, seems bad to me.

As Eddie Robson (@eddierobson.bsky.social) puts it: "This does seem like very poor judgment for a company whose entire customer base is people who write and draw by hand."

#Moleskine #GenAI #Slop

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Moleskine's AI Lord of the Rings Collection Can Only Mock

New Moleskine X The Lord of the Rings notebook collection is "imagined by Moleskine, generated by AI".
CJL (Game Design Blog — Cheryl-Jean Leo)
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Yeah, they can get bent with this nonsense. There are much better paper brands out there, anyway.

FWIW, there are details in these images that strike me as odd enough that you wouldn't expect a professional artist to include them. Places where the art breaks symmetry (like the base of Sauron's tower, or near the top of Gondor) and designs that almost look consistent, but not quite (the anatomical differences between the two Nazgul-birds).

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Looks like Moleskine has removed the "generated by AI" text from their front page. They've also stated that AI was only used to enhance the backgrounds of designs made by actual artists: stationerynews.net/moleskine-l… though I don't know how much that clarifies.

Moleskine Launch Exclusive Lord Of The Rings Collection

The limited edition collection of diaries, notebooks, stickers and greeting cards are only available to Moleskine members who are registered online, but the brand comes under fire from fans for using AI in its promotional material....
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@lrhodes I am calling bullshit on that myself; in the past, when they have collaborated with human artists, they've named them. So.
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Naming the artist(s) does seem like an easier way to put this to rest.
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