Technology Disclaimer

This statement was written by a human on 10/24/2026.

fRigging Awesome Studios strongly opposes using AI for generating art. The unique personal skills, styles, and cultural value artists offer have been taken without consent, to create tech capable of emulating something that should be solely the artists’ to give. This is blatant plagiarism, and we view this as a threat to humanity’s culture, and the future of art as a viable career. But for technical tasks, we view things differently, and here’s why.

Throughout our industry, AI tools that boost the efficiency and quality of tech work are quickly becoming ubiquitous. For complex programming, aggressive stress testing, and data wrangling, the benefits are substantial. When in the hands of a skilled developer, this tech allows us to move forward with more projects, more quickly, and with improved results. We use these tools sparingly, carefully, and with awareness for the risks this tech poses to our industry when abused.

We limit ourselves, choosing to use AI as a tool, rather than as a replacement for human creativity. General ethical concerns persist, though not as extreme as when using AI for art, since from our view, a machine learning how to translate design into clean code has far less of a negative cultural impact than a machine learning how to replicate an artist’s unique personal workflows and style. Much like many of us view social media, we view AI for technical tasks as ethically flawed, powerful, and hard to ignore.

We only use AI when it doesn’t compromise the product’s end result. No quantity over quality. No shortcuts. Every product we make will hit the human designer’s vision as intended, or it won’t ship. There is no reduction to headcounts, and no generating artwork with AI; not even for prototyping. Just better products, more-frequent releases, and quicker bug fixes. A limited use of AI tools can allow independents like us to accomplish immense feats rapidly, and without quality loss. That means more independent studios can take the risk of leaving the corporate system; something we always cheer on.

We understand that for some of you, this is disappointing news, but we think it’s best to be transparent and open a dialogue, since AI use in software development is often kept undisclosed. The moral issues with data centers, energy, hardware inflation, and data theft remain, and we strongly support movements to introduce stronger regulations that push toward a more ethical AI industry, and toward freeing artists of the unjust burden unrestricted generative AI has put on them.

We’re all just doing our best to survive in a very challenging era in which AI has turned everything upside down. We adopt it thoughtfully, and will continue avoiding using it for anything other than technical efficiency. Human-made art is still king.

Please keep us accountable. Thank you.