To be fair, I don't think the artist was aware that the AI cover was made at all. Still think the new cover is shit and didn't need to exist when this comic already had one.
EDIT: Pretty sure the co-author (Scratch) is responsible for the AI cover, not the actual artist (Magsama).
Actual artists using AI is the craziest shit ever. You spend years of your life learning an impressive skill with a unique style and decide to throw it all into the trash so that you can churn out hideous generic dogshit instead? The mind boggles.