{"rewrite":{"id":"r_e08a2459071b561bdc5e9f94","clusterId":"c_7ebfbc616158c7126799e5a7","slug":"jagex-pulls-runescape-trailer-after-six-finger-ai-doubts","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Jagex Pulls RuneScape Trailer After Six-Finger AI Doubts","summary":"Jagex removed a Dragon Slayer II trailer shown at RuneFest 2026 in Birmingham after users noted a six-fingered hand and sneaker-like soles on an armored character, signs of possible generative AI. Mod Sween said on Reddit that Jagex did not direct AI use and that an external partner had confirmed it would not use GenAI. Days earlier, 100 Thieves admitted AI was used in Old School RuneScape collaboration apparel.","whyItMatters":"Two AI problems through trusted partners in the same week mean Jagex's vetting of outside work, not its stated policy, is the part that failed.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe trailer ran at RuneFest 2026, held in Birmingham from October 3 to 4. Users flagged a hand with six fingers and armor whose soles read like sneakers, and the video was taken down while Jagex investigates.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJagex\u0026#39;s Mod Sween said on Reddit that the company gave no instruction to use generative AI and that the outside partner had confirmed it would not. The company said two incidents in a short period point to issues in its own processes, and it plans a full review of its review system after RuneFest. For future Dragon Slayer II introductions it will ask community creators to produce them.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Jagex says it did not direct AI use, but the trailer came from an outside partner that had already confirmed it would not use GenAI. Two weeks of AI disclosures in RuneScape now sit next to each other.","twitterPost":"Jagex's AI defense leans on an outside partner that had confirmed it would not use GenAI. The verification gap, not the six fingers, is the problem.","threadsPost":"Jagex says it never directed AI use, and blames an external partner that had confirmed in writing it would not use GenAI. That is the failure: a partner warranty Jagex apparently never checked, days after the Old School RuneScape apparel disclosure.","newsletterBlurb":"Jagex took down a Dragon Slayer II trailer from RuneFest 2026 after viewers spotted a six-fingered hand and sneaker-like soles. Mod Sween said on Reddit that Jagex did not direct generative AI use and the external partner had confirmed it would not use it. It follows 100 Thieves admitting AI was used in Old School RuneScape collaboration apparel days earlier; Jagex plans to review its review system after RuneFest.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/10/07/173293.html\",\"title\":\"Suspicion of Generative AI Use in New Video for Long-Running MMO: Six Fingers, Medieval Knight's Shoes Are Sneakers... Developer Apologizes, Saying 'There's No Explaining This.' The Outsourced Contractor Was Supposed to Have Explicitly Stated 'No AI Use'...\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4719,"outputTokens":679,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791369430,"createdAt":"2026-10-07T10:31:57.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-07T10:36:07.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-07T10:36:07.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_7ebfbc616158c7126799e5a7","canonicalTitle":"老舗MMO新映像に生成AI使用疑惑。指が6本、中世騎士の靴がスニーカー…「説明がつかない」と開発元謝罪。外注先は“AI不使用”明言のはずが…","representativeArticleId":"a_fd630a2acc7ce48dfb5a1528","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"RuneScape\"],\"studios\":[\"Jagex\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-07T09:30:03.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-07T09:30:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-07T10:36:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/10/07/173293.html","title":"老舗MMO新映像に生成AI使用疑惑。指が6本、中世騎士の靴がスニーカー…「説明がつかない」と開発元謝罪。外注先は“AI不使用”明言のはずが…"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["RuneScape"],"studios":["Jagex"],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}