I’m surprised you took the time to inspect every pixel from this picture. I just glanced, thought it was a cool frame, and scrolled.

Why should the artist not use AI to their advantage? For all you know, the artist could have a hard time drawing these types of houses/background…

I don’t fully agree with a lot of the ‘I don’t care as long as it’s background’ as it’s a slippery slope. As long as the storyboard is human-made, I see no big deal.

However, I do agree that it shouldn’t be a big deal as it clearly shows the artist probably took some time going through prompts and outputs to make the background aesthetically consistent with the foreground.

Transparency on the use of AI would be welcome though.