Level-5’s CEO has addressed the backlash over Yo-kai Watch and Professor Layton using AI, claiming it helped the studio create “more satisfying” games.
Following the September 9 Nintendo Direct reveal, Level-5 held its own presentation that gave fans a closer look into the developer’s upcoming releases.
During the showcase, the devs showed off trailers for Yo-kai Watch 2, Professor Layton and the New World of Steam, Decapolice, and more.
However, Level-5 CEO Akihiro Hino has now apologized after fans called out the presentation’s overuse of AI, claiming that they primarily use it to streamline the process of digitizing human-created work.
“We used AI in some of the footage shown during the event, which appears to have raised concerns about the content of our games,” wrote Hino via X.
“We incorporated some experimental processes using the latest AI technology simply because we wanted to make the presentation more visually impressive. We understand that this made some viewers uncomfortable, and we sincerely apologize.”
The CEO then went on to explain that all of Level-5’s games, stories, characters, designs, and core settings are created by real human beings. He then revealed that the devs use AI to “streamline” the development process.
“We primarily use AI to streamline the process of digitizing human-created work, such as accurately converting original artwork into polygonal models. Please be assured that our released games do not contain carelessly generated AI output,” Hino continued.
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