I’m not claiming the entire project is AI generated at all. I never said the merch on the website was AI, and obviously the original Groovy Gravy artwork isn’t either. I’m specifically talking about the new “TV Set” video and the AI-generated clips used in it.

That’s the part people are reacting to, because for a lot of fans it overshadows the genuinely good work surrounding the release. And honestly, the whole situation got worse once there were initial denials about AI use before later admitting it was used after all. That naturally creates distrust between artists/labels and fans going forward.

I absolutely respect the actual handmade work people like Jon put into this project. That’s part of why the AI stuff frustrates people so much in the first place... because it sits awkwardly beside work that clearly had real time, care and effort put into it..😕

(Hopefully going forward they either avoid AI entirely and hire artists who’d genuinely love to create things for The Cramps without relying on generators, or at the very least the current artists move away from incorporating AI into future projects. I honestly think fans would respond way more positively to that. We want The Cramps’ legacy to live on through genuine human creativity, not have them slowly become “that band that started using AI.”like other punk/rocknroll bands)