Amid the excitement over the premiere of this season's
highly anticipated anime productions, “ Spice and Wolf: Merchant
Meets the Wise Wolf ” and “ Kaiju No. 8 “, a
controversy has erupted on social media. Fans are more than sure that the
covers of the opening “ Tabi no Yukue ” performed by Hana
Hope , and the ending “ Nobody ” by OneRepublic ,
respectively, were created using image-generating artificial intelligence (AI)
tools.
“Tabi no Yukue”, por Hana Hope, opening de
“Spice and Wolf: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf”
“Nobody” por OneRepublic, ending de “Kaiju No.8
This revelation has unleashed a torrent of
criticism from followers of these works, who consider that the use of AI for
the creation of art is disrespectful towards human artists. Many
express disappointment and concern about the impact this trend could have on
the entertainment industry.
Artists on social media have raised their voices in protest,
arguing that the widespread use of AI in art production not only diminishes the
value of human labor, but also negatively affects income and employment
opportunities for traditional artists. They point out that companies
see these tools as a way to reduce costs, ignoring the unique value and
creativity that human artists bring to their works.
The controversy raises important questions about
the balance between technological innovation and the preservation of human art. While
AI can offer efficiency and convenience in creating visual content, at what
cost does this come for human artists? Are we sacrificing quality and
originality for the sake of efficiency and cost savings?
- « As
disappointing as this is, I also find it very funny and ironic especially
because of “Spice and Wolf”, which is a series about economics. They
decided on the cheapest possible approach for this project .
- « Well,
the “Spice and Wolf” one is clearly AI and a pretty bad image, but the
second one could still be authentic. What do they look at to deduce
whether it is AI or not? ».
- « What
gives it away for me is the light fixture on the right that rises and ends
up uniting with the design of the building .»
- " In
fact, all the lights in that scene have an absurd placement ."
- « There
is a perspective problem in the pictures on the way to the center, they
are too long .»
- « This
is really sad. I can see that it is now inevitable that the use of AI will
be integrated into the production process, but why would they accept such
atrocious results? ».
- « The
reality is that companies usually jump early to adopt things that can save
them money, it doesn't matter if it fails 30% of the time or if the result
is not very good. I think it's good that companies use new tools, but they
never do any type of quality control, it's all about saving some money .
- « Imagine
having so many talented people at Production IG and Studio Khara working
on Kaiju No.8 and they still start using an AI .»
- " I
don't have an excessive hatred towards AIs like many people, but this is
disappointing ."
- « Has
anyone proven it? I saw someone try to point out why, but I'm not
convinced. And all those AI art detectors don't work. There was drama
before in some art subreddits almost banning people for their art because
they thought it was AI art until they showed pictures of the drawing. Even
many “artists” cannot always distinguish ».
- « So
should I be happy or angry about all this? ».
- " I
miss those times when anime wasn't something for normies, and no one
complained about this kind of nonsense ."
- « But
I don't see what the problem is. Why is AI bad? Overall, AI can help artists
in the sense that the AI-generated image is a starting point, resulting in
the artist having to spend much less time finishing their work. Basically,
it allows them to be more productive. Wasn't that the goal of AI? You just
have to make sure that the artwork being delivered “makes sense” and fits
what is requested + is correct in a historical/physical sense.
Furthermore, the fact that AI exists does not mean that great works of art
can no longer be created by hand. It will simply be done less and in the
right context (fun, learning or an assignment) ».
Source: Reddit
