Earthion producer furuzo yuzo clarifies the final game does not use generative ai at all: Recently on the social platform BlueSky, a user accused Ancient’s new game “Earthion” of using generative AI in the game’s dubbing

Recently on social platforms BlueSky On, some users accused Ancient ‘s new work 《Earthion》 The use of generative AI in game dubbing has caused many players to worry about the ethics of the studio. The rumor quickly spread, forcing producers to Yuzo Koshiro He personally came forward to refute the rumors and emphasized: “The final version does not use any generative AI at all。」

The controversy stemmed from netizens uncovering some old posts by ancient Yuzo on Twitter/X last year. He once mentioned that he had experimented in the early stages of development. 「AI Vocal Synthesizer」 to create temporary dubbing. Many people mistakenly believe that the official version of the game also uses generative AI, such as ChatGPT or Midjourney.

That’s the point. I’m temporarily creating the voices using an AI vocal synthesizer. Since the cartridge has limited memory, we might need to go through multiple iterations to ensure all the voices can fit. (I do hope to use real voices for the final release, if possible.)…

— Yuzo Koshiro (@yuzokoshiro) November 29, 2024

Legal sound synthesis tools were used during the development phase

Gu Yuzo explained in detail that the tools used in the development stage are Synthesizer V, which is a sound synthesis software, butNot generative AI。

“Synthesizer V uses authorized sound models for AI synthesis and fully obtains the consent of the sound provider, which is completely different from the concept of generative AI stealing materials.”

He also emphasized that these temporary voicesIt did not enter the official version of the game in the end., re-recorded by real voice actors in the later stages of development to ensure that no job opportunities are replaced by AI.

The final version of Earthion is voiced by real people

The ancient Yuzo pointed out,《Earthion》 The final version was completed entirely by real voice actors, including well-known YouTubers Game Sack and Johnny Millennium（The Happy Console Gamer） guest voice.

He reiterated again:

“Although we used Synthesizer V as a placeholder sound effect in the prototype stage, the official version has all been replaced with real-life dubbing.The final version of Earthion won’t have any generative AI involved, we fully respect the work of human artists and voice talent. “

This move also echoes the current debate on the ethics of AI technology in the gaming circle, indicating a response to players’ concerns.