Streamers And Voice Actors Refuse To Work With Popular New Gacha Game Over Gen AI Concerns

At first glance, Neverness to Everness has everything that a gacha game fan wants and needs--cute character models, a supernatural open world, and even realistic cars to drive around in.

However, just a few days after launch, some players have begun to spot assets suspected to have been created with generative AI. As a result, popular streamers and even a voice actor that worked on the game have started refusing to work with Neverness to Everness and its developer, Hotta Studio.

, many are pointing out "artifacting"--unintended distortions that occur as a result of using AI to generate an asset. At one point, the character's entire outfit design appears to change after his hand blocks a portion of it.

of the game, players claim that Neverness to Everness features a billboard with scenes from the anime Weathering With You that appear to have an AI filter over them or have been potentially fed into a generative AI tool to create the advertisement. A

claims that there is "an 18-minute generative AI anime short film in the theater" in Neverness to Everness.Continue Reading at GameSpot

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