Orii 🀄 :
Fully agree. To me this issue is so more complex AND common than most people think. genAI is used so much by companies and that includes gaming companies, and that is a choice made by higher ups. I'm sorry but if people believe Hoyoverse doesn't use genAI at all, they're delusional. Netease, Cygames, Square Enix, Hotta Studio- they all use genAi. And the reality is using other artists work was always part of the creative industry, it's nothing new, genAI has just made this x100 worse and we should point it out, but like you said "cancelling" it affects the lives of the real artist that worked on the game/product.
On the topic of NTE it annoys me so much because it feels like people just want to attack NTE instead of actually criticizing and having a convo on the usage of genAI, because when you bring up Hoyoverse they suddenly don't want to talk about it.
Also, a bit off topic, but I'm personally very irked that people get this loud on social media about a random gaming company using genAi but when we have real workplace abuse cases, people just don't care and keep playing the games. It feels like performative activism, they don't really care about making change they just want to feel morally superior.
It's also so difficult to have a conversation about this without people completely misinterpreting the point. I'm against genAI, I'm an artist, but this topic is more nuanced than just "umm genAI bad!!!1!". It's impossible to discuss it becaude people would rather like the 36274th tweet clowning on NTE (that is obviously engagement bait), pat themselves on the back, and call it a day.
This video is so well put and I'm glad you're actually speaking about it.
2026-05-04 03:18:53