Prefacing by saying I don’t like generative AI, I think it’s bad for many different reasons, the biggest issue I have in its usage in joseimuke is refusal to hire somebody who could’ve done the job (and lack of originality/artistry especially) but there are lots of ethical concerns regarding it and the recent push towards its inclusion in everything
But it is really, really sad to see I.Adore still have the reputation it does among fans when I’d argue it’s one of the most refreshing takes on an idol project we’ve had in a VERY long time- when the music is gorgeous (some of the commission picks have been crazy!!), the character concepts are very fun and shockingly original/tropeless (closest I can think of is Nanashi who’s very gyaru, but EARNESTLY gyaru which we haven’t had in awhile), the plot itself is nothing like what’s in the scene already at all and the themes have been very interesting (genuinely, AI could not write the heart that this series has, the story is hilarious, charming and sweet, and it’s been very helpful in a particular part of my recent life)- yet series that use AI more consistently and egregiously get a pass because I.Adore’s always had an unfortunate, undeserved reputation of “killing” Hypmic
I don’t excuse I.Adore’s AI usage, but it was a one-time use, in one aspect of the very first MV, that was credited alongside all the other artists who did put human effort into it. I don’t like it, I’m genuinely disappointed King Records couldn’t hire an artist to make the 3D models, but we have credits proven that they were touched up by human hands, so I assume it was for time restraint purposes… But people act as if the entire MV was generated from the ground up, as if the music itself was generated, as if even the script and series were generated and that’s not only such a disservice to the talent that’s being put into this project (on EVERY level, script writing, musically, artistically… That is SO many creatives you are writing off for no good reason), but a really really concerning lack of understanding at what AI usage looks like
It’s very sad to see people prop up Sparklink Stars and try to downplay its own AI usage… I love Coly games, I love Break My Case and Mahoyaku, I even love On Air, but whether we’d like to admit it or not, Coly has stated they’re going to use AI in their projects, ESPECIALLY in Sparklink Stars. They’re using generative AI, both in its writing and in its visuals. Yes, they’ve hired artists, they’ve hired a team of writers, but people using that as proof they’re “not” is very bizarre... We have explicit proof that members of its team are VERY familiar using AI (we have people who have worked on fully-AI otome games working here), where is this same level of outrage for something so much worse? People don’t seem to care whatsoever, just because it’s Disney? Because they like Disney as a company? (Even though Disney themselves are definitely pro-AI…). I have a lot to say about Sparklink Stars and about it as a project but it’s very concerning this is getting the attention and praise in the scene, when I can name off so many more projects that are so groundbreaking and creative comparatively…
It really seems as if people don’t have true morals with this, when it’s projects they like they’re willing to turn a blind eye (I mean, see how many Hypmic fans are still diehard for the series, despite that property being what King Records chooses for their AI chatbots… See how frequently Charisma House has implemented it without people really doing much beyond complaining for a little bit), and when it’s projects they dislike, they’re ready to write it off completely and defame it. It’s very disappointing
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