H.U.M.A.N. Declares AI Art “Soulless,” Posts Rant Using 27 Photoshop Filters

In a dramatic livestream from what appeared to be a heavily airbrushed basement, the controversial artist collective H.U.M.A.N. (Humans United Making Actual Narratives) declared AI-generated art to be “soulless, cold, and devoid of real humanity.”

“We believe in the raw, imperfect beauty of the human touch,” said spokesperson Indigo Ravenbeam while wearing a digitally composited flower crown and a sparkle effect on their pupils. “What these AIs produce is nothing but algorithmic garbage—unlike this,” they added, gesturing to a glowing, lens-flared image of a cyberwolf howling at a double moon.

The group, known for its anti-AI stance and Etsy shop full of heavily filtered character portraits, has come under fire after it was revealed they rely heavily on Photoshop automation, AI-assisted upscalers, and occasionally even MidJourney for “idea generation.”

“Photoshop is a tool,” Ravenbeam clarified. “AI is a demon.”

Asked if the use of AI for color correction, brush generation, and content-aware fill conflicted with their stance, H.U.M.A.N. Technical Director Dave “CyberDruid” Maloney responded, “That’s different. Photoshop has a soul. I named mine Cheryl.”

H.U.M.A.N. has since launched a petition calling for a ban on AI art at conventions, despite submitting their booth application to QuakeCon using an AI-remastered JPEG of a wolf with sunglasses.

QNN’s field reporter, a horse in an orange suit, attempted to attend the group’s last meeting but was ejected for using a generative AI to create his business cards. He has since issued a formal challenge to debate Indigo Ravenbeam live on Twitch.