AI Arcane/LoL Trailer Sparks Backlash Over ‘Soulless’ Homage

Kotaku reports on Seedance 2.0’s AI-generated Arcane/League of Legends trailer, which animators denounced as a soulless, disrespectful homage that lacks narrative cohesion and relies on scraping handmade work; the piece frames AI image generation as a growing problem across media, from games to ads, with creators urged to craft original art rather than imitate established IPs.