Kaiju No. 8 and Spice and Wolf in controversy for using AI

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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

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