Frontier Developments tried using AI in Jurassic World Evolution 3. Players noticed and revolted, so the devs blinked quickly.
The studio behind the Jurassic World Evolution series added a disclaimer on Steam: the scientist portraits were created using generative AI.
That didn’t go down smoothly. Fans flamed Frontier as “lazy,” “pathetic,” and “desperate,” accusing them of choosing AI over actual artists.
In a rare corporate whiplash, Frontier reversed course and pulled AI-generated scientist portraits entirely from the game. The decision was swift, public, and a loud signal: players aren’t ready to hand creativity over to machines.
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Jurassic World Evolution 3 devs caved on AI
Frontier posted on Steam:
“Thanks for your feedback on this topic. We have opted to remove the use of generative AI for scientist portraits within Jurassic World Evolution 3.”
Frontier Developments
In Jurassic World Evolution, Scientists aren’t just pixel fluff. They run everything in Jurassic World Evolution games. They extract fossils. Synthesize genomes. Incubate dinosaurs. A cranky one can sabotage your park and even unleash a T-Rex. They’re basically dino-world gods in lab coats.
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And fans like seeing the faces of those gods. When AI touched those portraits, people noticed.
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One furious player wrote, “All this work put into the game and you got lazy with the avatars and used AI? Seriously? I was so hyped until I saw this. This better be fixed before full release.”
Another blasted the studio, saying, “Using AI-generated content is downright insulting to artists, and it’s nothing more than pure laziness by Frontier Developments.” The outrage wasn’t just about technology, it was about trust, artistic integrity, and the feeling that something vital was being sacrificed for convenience.
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The AI label appeared due to Steam’s new rule. Valve now forces devs to disclose any generative AI use: art, dialogue, code, or otherwise. It’s not a law, but it’s mandatory on Steam.
Elsewhere, AI in games is… complicated. Fortnite’s AI Darth Vader was both fun and a mess, voiced with consent, but also abused by players. inZoi’s AI didn’t catch on at all.
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The bottom line is players still want real artists behind the curtain, especially when their scientists might be breeding raptors.
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