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This will be my final statement regarding the recent AI allegations. Attached is a screenshot of the individual design layers used to create the banner that was questioned for anyone who is curious on the legitimacy of our graphics.

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Let’s chat. We've recently observed several anonymous profiles with complaints regarding the assumption that our graphics are AI-generated. We'd like to address this directly.

Outside of roleplay, Mod Soteria works as a programmer and regularly creates graphics, layouts, and web design using a variety of professional editing software. Because modern design software increasigly incorporates AI-assisted features, many completed graphics can trigger false positives when run through AI detection tools, even when they were created manually.

A few examples of why this happens:

-Background removal, portrait blur, and smoothing effects can create textures that AI detectors mistakenly associate with generated imagery.

-Canva is one of the biggest offenders of triggering false positives. Since Canva now utilizes AI throughout much of its platform, even completely hand-built designs have been reported as AI-generated by online detectors.

-Clean vector elements such as icons, shapes, and illustrations often appear "too perfect" for detector algorithms. The absence of natural camera grain or photographic imperfections frequently causes them to be flagged.

-Layered compositions with sharp cut-outs or crisp edges are another common source of false positives, as many AI detectors are trained to identify these characteristics.

For transparency, Canva also offers AI-powered tools through Magic Studio, including features such as:

- Magic Media (Text-to-Image)

- Magic Edit & Magic Eraser

- Magic Expand

These tools are capable of producing genuinely AI-generated content and are far more likely to trigger AI detectors.

However, simply receiving a positive result from an online AI detector is not undisputed proof that an image was generated using AI. In fact, A 2026 independent audit conducted by NewsGuard tested authentic real-world photos across five leading AI image detectors. They found that many detectors mistakenly flagged 40% of authentic, human-made files as AI-generated.

With that said, we kindly ask that refrain from making accusations based solely on detector results. If you have a concern, please bring it to the moderation team privately rather than publicly speculating or harassing members over their work.

As a team, we value creativity and the effort that goes into producing graphics. We do not support using AI as a replacement for genuine artistic skill, particularly given the ethical and environmental concerns surrounding large-scale generative AI. At the same time, it's important to distinguish between AI-assisted software features that exist in nearly every modern editing program and creating artwork entirely through generative AI. They are not the same thing.

We appreciate everyone's understanding and simply ask that discussions surrounding this topic be based on facts rather than assumptions and unverified science.