They tested where AI use is disclosed.

On Steam, if you use AI, and don't disclose, that's literally a breach of contract with Steam.

But you're basically asking for a study on a likely unstudiable thing, at least not directly. What, are you gonna ... ask every game dev team on Steam if they knowingly lied to both Steam and their players?

Its like the question on your taxes that asks if you are currently a felon with an outstanding arrest warrant.

Yeah, you might catch some absolute total morons, probably not anything close to the entire demo you're ostensibly trying to poll.

I think it's pretty obvious some folks get away with a little bit of AI art if they're able to do most of the art themselves to create a cohesive art direction.

But if you have a cohesive art direction, it's pretty much a guarantee you didn't use AI for the art in general. It just isn't able to perform that well yet, and it's clear the non artists who use AI don't have the eye for what makes it so bad.

Maybe a shortcut for a decorative item here and there, but it's almost pointless if you already have the talent to make original assets.