Level-5 president and CEO Akihiro Hino has confirmed that generative AI was used in the studio's recent showcase.
As spotted by VGC, fans quickly called out suspected undisclosed AI after the studio's digital showcase debuted last week.
Now, in response to the backlash, Hino has confirmed AI was used to make the presentation footage "more spectacular", admitting: "It appears that some people felt uncomfortable about this, so I deeply apologise".
1日違いの公式トレーラーですら顔が変わる品質で「AI使って効率化してるんです！」とか笑えるな効率化した結果がこれかよ pic.twitter.com/3xWeg8M08J
"I was SO excited when Level-5 announced their big comeback with Professor Layton, Decapolice, Yo-Kai Watch, and more," wrote one fan on X/Twitter. "But seeing this much blatant genAI being used across their games… yeah, this ain't it."
"This time, because we used AI for the footage within the event, it seems that concerns have arisen regarding the content of the works as well, so I would like to provide an explanation," Hino said on X/Twitter (as translated by machine).
"It was entirely due to the desire to make the presentation more spectacular that we incorporated processing that also served as an experiment using the latest AI. It appears that some people felt uncomfortable about this, so I deeply apologise."
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