Baked-in lighting, mushy meshes, and high polygon counts are telltale signs of AI-generated work.

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Veteran 3D artist Liz Edwards explains how developers can identify AI-generated 3D models by looking for baked-in lighting, mushy meshes, and high polygon counts. These models often have projected 2D textures with visible artifacts and incoherent details. Edwards emphasizes the importance of recognizing these traits to avoid the complications AI-generated models can introduce into game development pipelines.

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