It’s that wonderful time of the year again, folks. If you haven’t dusted off your paints, pencils, and tablets already, it’s officially October, and that means the 31-day art event called Linktober has already begun. Based on the broader-scale online Inktober event when artists of various genres pit their personal creative meddle to the test, Linktober is its Zelda-fied cousin that began in 2015. Since then the event took off, and thousands of Zelda fans around the world have grown and flourished in their creative skills as a result. From pencils to poems and even animation shorts, you’ll find just about every category of Zelda art imaginable on the internet and in social media channels during this special time of the year… except for AI art.
Due to AI art’s questionable ethics and legal issues right now, Linktober staff made the decision to ban any Linktober art that is generated by AI this year. They don’t take this decision lightly, either. The Linktober site gives a detailed explanation that spells out what AI art is, when it’s appropriate to use (if at all), why they are banning it, and what happens to individuals who try to post AI art during Linktober. (Spoiler alert: it’s not pretty.) But artists and patrons can rest easy knowing they’ll continue to enjoy Linktober through genuine human creativity for years to come. Now if you excuse me, I got to resume my wholesome Linktober scrolling for more Tears of the Kingdom eye candy.
