Rakuten Viki to Stream AI-Assisted Korean Anime The Painted Soul

Original headline at Anime News Network: “Rakuten Viki, Imaginus to Debut AI-Assisted Korean-Animated Series The Painted Soul on October 21”

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AnimeOct 19

Japan Actors Union Issues New Guidelines Against Unauthorized AI Voice Cloning

The Japan Actors Union announced a new set of guidelines to combat the unauthorized use of AI for generating voice content.

via AUTOMATON WEST

GamesOct 18

Former Take-Two AI Chief Warns AI Game Cloning Could Lead to More Invasive DRM

The rapid rise of AI-assisted game cloning could force publishers to introduce more restrictive digital rights management (DRM) and increasingly rely on cloud gaming, according to Take-Two Interactive’s former head of artificial intelligence.

via Sankaku Complex

GamesOct 18

Japan’s Actors Union Moves to Ban AI Recreation of Deceased Voice Actors

The Japan Actors Union has introduced new guidelines that generally prohibit recreating the voices of deceased actors and voice actors using generative AI, while also establishing strict consent and compensation requirements for living performers.

via Sankaku Complex

GamesOct 18

Indie Developer Cancels Game Demo Over Fears AI Could Copy It Before Release

The developers of an upcoming indie game have canceled its public demo over concerns that generative AI could be used to rapidly produce copycat games before the original is even released.

via Sankaku Complex

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Masahiro Sakurai Warns Developers Could Fall Behind Without AI

Super Smash Bros. and Kirby creator Masahiro Sakurai has warned that video game developers who refuse to use generative artificial intelligence risk falling behind their competitors, despite admitting that he personally avoids the technology because of its current limitations and potential for exploitation.

via Sankaku Complex

Games1d ago

Masahiro Sakurai Discusses AI Use and Industry Demands at Famitsu Event

In a recent Famitsu stage event, Masahiro Sakurai discussed his stance on generative AI and the current industry conditions.

via AUTOMATON WEST

Games1d ago

Microsoft Patents AI That Could Rewrite Livestream Speech & Alter Speakers’ Lips

Microsoft has filed a patent application for an artificial intelligence system capable of changing what people say during livestreams while simultaneously altering their lip movements to match the replacement words – which many immediately believe will be abused to punish people they don’t like or to push certain…

via Sankaku Complex

Anime3d ago

Gundam Director Kenji Kamiyama Reveals AI Use in Anime Production

The age of AI anime is here, and it is becoming increasingly difficult to decipher what ideas are conceived by humans and which aren't.

via CBR Anime

Games3d ago

Fuji TV Plans to Introduce Generative AI Across All Its Live-Action Dramas by 2027

Japanese broadcasting giant Fuji TV has announced plans to introduce generative artificial intelligence into the production of all its live-action television dramas by October 2027, following experiments that reportedly reduced workloads by as much as 80% in certain production tasks.

via Sankaku Complex

Games4d ago

Fuji TV to Use Generative AI in All Live-Action Series by 2027

Fuji TV announced the founding of AI Sandbox, a dedicated testing site for implementing AI technologies in live-action dramas.

via AUTOMATON WEST