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Level 5 president apologizes for AI use in Professor Layton presentation

Kotaku says Akihiro Hino maintains that scenarios, character designs and basic settings in the company's released works are human-made, with AI efficiency goals focused mainly on digitizing people's creative work.

Kotaku reports that Level 5 president Akihiro Hino apologized for a Professor Layton presentation that incorporated AI processing. Hino said the experiment was intended to make the presentation “more spectacular.” According to Kotaku, he emphasized that scenarios, character designs and basic settings in the company's released works are created by people. He described its AI efficiency goals as mainly digitizing human-made creative work—for example, accurately converting original artwork into polygons.

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Level 5 president apologizes for AI use in Professor Layton presentation

Kotaku says Akihiro Hino maintains that scenarios, character designs and basic settings in the company's released works are human-made, with AI efficiency goals focused mainly on digitizing people's creative work.

Kotaku reports that Level 5 president Akihiro Hino apologized for a Professor Layton presentation that incorporated AI processing. Hino said the experiment was intended to make the presentation “more spectacular.” According to Kotaku, he emphasized that scenarios, character designs and basic settings in the company's released works are created by people. He described its AI efficiency goals as mainly digitizing human-made creative work—for example, accurately converting original artwork into polygons.

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Kotaku@Kotaku 3 days ago
Professor Layton Fans Are Concerned After 'AI Slop' Presentation
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Professor Layton Fans Are Concerned After 'AI Slop' Presentation
Given that Level-5's CEO previously stated that 'around 80~90% of games are made by AI,' this level of scrutiny should come as no surprise
- likes: 44
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Kotaku@Kotaku 2 days ago
Update: Level 5's president apologizes for slop-filled Professor Layton presentation. "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," he tells fans. "However,…
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IGN@IGN 2 days ago
Developer Level-5 has apologized for and explained its use of generative AI after fans spotted "AI slop" in footage of games like Professor Layton and the Curious Village, DecaPolice, and more. https://bit.ly/4h1J6gR
ign.com
'You Were a Beautiful Studio' — Level-5 Dev Calls AI Backlash a 'Learning Opportunity' as Fans Worry for Professor Layton's Future
Developer Level-5 has apologized for and explained its use of generative AI after fans spotted 'AI slop' in footage of games like Professor Layton and the Curious Village, DecaPolice, and more.
- likes: 369
- replies: 20
- bookmarks: 68
- reposts: 21
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VGC@VGC_News Yesterday
Level 5’s CEO has confirmed that generative AI was used for its recent Yo-Kai Watch and Professor Layton game reveals and apologized to disappointed fans.
videogameschronicle.com
Level 5 boss admits using AI for Professor Layton, Yo-Kai Watch reveals | VGC
CEO apologises for using generative AI for recent Level 5 showcase…
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- replies: 111
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Dexerto@Dexerto 18 hrs ago
Level-5's CEO has defended its use of AI in the Yo-kai Watch 2 reveal, claiming it helped create "more satisfying" games The studio aims to use AI to cut development cycles from five years to two
- likes: 2.1K
- replies: 65
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Replies criticized Level-5 for using generative AI to create “slop” in Professor Layton and Yo-Kai Watch presentations, dismissing the company’s apology as insincere since it plans to continue the practice.

Based on 23 sentiment-bearing replies from 20 accounts across 2 conversations.

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@KotakuProfessor Layton Fans Are Concerned After 'AI Slop' Presentation https://kotaku.com/professor-layton-ai-level-5-curious-village-remake-inazuma-eleven-2000733548 https://kotaku.com/professor-layton-ai-level-5-curious-village-remake-inazuma-eleven-2000733548 @KotakuUpdate: Level 5's president apologizes for slop-filled Professor Layton presentation. "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," he tells fans. "However, at our company, the parts that relate to the charm and individuality of the released works—such as scenarios, character designs, and basic settings—are all created by human hands," Akihiro Hino continued. "What we're aiming for in terms of efficiency through AI is mainly the digitization of creative work made by people, for example, accurately converting original artwork into polygons and such..." https://kotaku.com/professor-layton-ai-level-5-curious-village-remake-inazuma-eleven-2000733548 @IGNDeveloper Level-5 has apologized for and explained its use of generative AI after fans spotted "AI slop" in footage of games like Professor Layton and the Curious Village, DecaPolice, and more. https://bit.ly/4h1J6gR @VGC_NewsLevel 5’s CEO has confirmed that generative AI was used for its recent Yo-Kai Watch and Professor Layton game reveals and apologized to disappointed fans. https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/level-5-boss-admits-using-ai-for-professor-layton-yo-kai-watch-reveals/@DexertoLevel-5's CEO has defended its use of AI in the Yo-kai Watch 2 reveal, claiming it helped create "more satisfying" games The studio aims to use AI to cut development cycles from five years to two

Sentiment

Positive5%95%Negative

Summary

Replies criticized Level-5 for using generative AI to create “slop” in Professor Layton and Yo-Kai Watch presentations, dismissing the company’s apology as insincere since it plans to continue the practice.

Based on 23 sentiment-bearing replies from 20 accounts across 2 conversations.

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Kotaku@Kotaku 3 days ago
Professor Layton Fans Are Concerned After 'AI Slop' Presentation
kotaku.com
Professor Layton Fans Are Concerned After 'AI Slop' Presentation
Given that Level-5's CEO previously stated that 'around 80~90% of games are made by AI,' this level of scrutiny should come as no surprise
- likes: 44
- replies: 3
- bookmarks: 8
- reposts: 5
KO
Kotaku@Kotaku 2 days ago
Update: Level 5's president apologizes for slop-filled Professor Layton presentation. "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," he tells fans. "However,…
kotaku.com
/professor-layton-ai-level-5-curious-village-remake-inazuma-eleven-2000733548
- likes: 70
- replies: 6
- bookmarks: 26
- reposts: 7
IG
IGN@IGN 2 days ago
Developer Level-5 has apologized for and explained its use of generative AI after fans spotted "AI slop" in footage of games like Professor Layton and the Curious Village, DecaPolice, and more. https://bit.ly/4h1J6gR
ign.com
'You Were a Beautiful Studio' — Level-5 Dev Calls AI Backlash a 'Learning Opportunity' as Fans Worry for Professor Layton's Future
Developer Level-5 has apologized for and explained its use of generative AI after fans spotted 'AI slop' in footage of games like Professor Layton and the Curious Village, DecaPolice, and more.
- likes: 369
- replies: 20
- bookmarks: 68
- reposts: 21
VG
VGC@VGC_News Yesterday
Level 5’s CEO has confirmed that generative AI was used for its recent Yo-Kai Watch and Professor Layton game reveals and apologized to disappointed fans.
videogameschronicle.com
Level 5 boss admits using AI for Professor Layton, Yo-Kai Watch reveals | VGC
CEO apologises for using generative AI for recent Level 5 showcase…
- likes: 7.4K
- replies: 111
- bookmarks: 1.2K
- reposts: 347
DE
Dexerto@Dexerto 18 hrs ago
Level-5's CEO has defended its use of AI in the Yo-kai Watch 2 reveal, claiming it helped create "more satisfying" games The studio aims to use AI to cut development cycles from five years to two
- likes: 2.1K
- replies: 65
- bookmarks: 207
- reposts: 83

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