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OpenAI, GKIDS (Indirectly) Respond After Studio Ghibli-Style AI Kerfuffle
GKids re-releases Ghibli's Princess Mononoke in IMAX as OpenAI releases new image generator
― A United States district judge ruled on Thursday that The New York Times and several other newspaper groups can proceed with a copyright lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft to restrict the two companies from using the newspapers' content to train chatbots like ChatGPT. In a statement following the ruling an...
Koichi Yamadera, Toshihiko Seki, Ryūsei Nakao, Other Voice Actors Discuss 'No More Unauthorized Generative AI' Effort
Voice actors bring up interesting points about ethical use of generative AI
― In a bid to prevent the unauthorized use of voices in generative AI, a number of Japanese voice actors announced on October 15 that they had founded the No More Mudan Seisei AI (No More Unauthorized Generative AI) group. After a short preview video featuring Ryusei Nakao, the group has launched a series of videos with voice...
Professional Cosplayer Enako Tells Fans: Saying 'You Look Like AI' Is Not a Compliment
Especially when generative AI uses images of cosplayers
― On October 16, professional cosplayer Enako took to her X (formerly Twitter) account with a musing regarding generative AI. Her message was not about the ethical use of AI nor even how people use the technology, but rather about an emerging trend of "complimenting" her photos as looking like AI. The professional cosplayer stated, "I feel uncom...
Generative AI Used for Background Coloring in Anime
The backgrounds are still originally sketched by humans
― The discussion over generative AI has been raging for the past few years. Many of the issues surrounding the technology revolve around how it can be used to disrupt traditionally creative endeavors such as acting, art, and writing, among others. The Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Nikkei) paper reported on Thursday on how some anime studios (and manga s...
Anime Concert's AI Flyer Art Leads to Evangelion Singer Yoko Takahashi Bowing Out
Orchestra released flyers with new art, with July 10 performance moving forward as planned
― The Ikebukuro Anime Philharmonic, an orchestra dedicated to performing anime music, announced on Wednesday that iconic anime singer Yoko Takahashi will no longer perform as a guest in the orchestra's July 10 performance due to the orchestra using generative AI for promotional art. The announcement noted that ...
Toei Develops Virtual Girl Lisa Using AI Tech
Project also uses Unreal Engine 5, facial motion capture
― Toei revealed the creation of virtual girl Lisa, a project using facial motion capture and generative AI technology under its Toei Zukun Laboratory brand, with a teaser video on Friday. The company describes Lisa as an original virtual character. She has created social media accounts in English and Japanese to learn about humanity, so she can...
New AI Program Purports to Let Even Beginners Make High-Quality Anime Character Portraits
JAIST and Waseda University's new AI-powered project AniFaceDrawing aims to assist even those with no artistic talent to create high-quality anime character portraits.
― Researchers at the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST) and Waseda University announced on Thursday the results of their new AI-powered project, AniFaceDrawing. This program aims to assist even those with no art...
Shonen Jump+ Editors Co-Develop AI Tool For Manga Writing
Comic CoPilot tool suggests titles, names, shortened dialogue, etc.
― AI art may be a contentious subject these days, with Japanese content websites DLsite, Ci-en, pixiv FANBOX, and Fantia all banning or restricting its use on their platforms just last week, but there are still many other avenues for AI tools in creative work that don't involve a machine generating the entire product for you. Shueish...
Arts Workers Japan Survey: 94% of Japanese Creators Concerned About AI
Creators cited negative experiences with AI, such as stolen AI art distributed on foreign websites
― TBS News Dig reported on Monday that around 94% of Japanese creators were "concerned that AI could have harmful effects such as rights infringement," according to an Arts Workers Japan survey of around 25,000 creators. The survey also listed reports by creators citing negative experiences with AI, suc...
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