Netflix has reportedly removed an Arcane Season 2 poster ahead of the franchise's release of the last batch of episodes. Riot Games and studio Fortiche's joint venture Arcane has allegedly used an AI-generated poster,

Netflix has been criticized by Arcane fans and accused of using AI to alter a poster for season 2 to fit the platform’s banner.

Netflix has a difficult relationship with AI. That is, it keeps using it no matter how many times it gets caught. We've seen it called out several times already for suspect AI imagery, even in a true crime documentary.

This weekend, Arcane Season 2 is wrapping up the show with a grand finale. But the League of Legends-inspired series apparently caused some friction between Riot Games and Netflix over an Arcane Season 2 promo poster that was created by AI.

After thanking an eagle-eyed viewer for pointing out the strangeness of a hand in banner art on Netflix itself, Riot Games called the image "a mistake [that] has since been removed" and asserted its "strict stance" against AI.

A screenshot was initially shared on X by eggbertith, who noticed some strangeness in Jinx's hand in a banner image. Suspicions of AI-generated content arose immediately and were effectively confirmed by Riot, which apparently wasn't any happier about it than the fans.

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While Netflix has yet to release an official statement regarding the use of A.I. in one image focusing on Vi and Jinx, a Brand Lead for Riot Games quickly responded to fan backlash when it came to the recent Arcane image for the popular second season.

Netflix have removed what appears to be an AI-generated poster for Arcane season 2 after it was called out by a viewer – and one Riot Games employee has responded in no uncertain terms that it's "disrespectful" to those who have worked on the show.