So basically, Nomura made real art, and then Square went behind him, added AI to his work, made zero statement of doing so, and called it a day?
You don't hate these people enough
This is undeniably Nomura’s work! I believe the full illustration was intended to be compiled like this, hence why Donald’s ‘4 finger’ hand is hidden behind Sora.
AI was used to separate the cast for alternate box art, same with the settings to give their 3D models a drawn look