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’

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Randy Pitchford defended posting an AI-generated image while saying Gearbox bans AI in anything customers can see.
Borderlands 4 fans had accused recent patch notes of sounding AI-written, sparking fresh backlash.
The episode widened debate over whether Gearbox is using AI in consumer-facing content.
It also reflects growing gamer distrust of generative AI in game development and studio communications.



