https://automaton-media.com/en/tag/ai/ AUTOMATON is a website that covers the Japanese gaming world. We bring you the news on video games from Osaka and Tokyo. Mon, 06 Jul 2026 06:32:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://automaton-media.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cropped-automaton-sitelogo-120x120-1-32x32.png https://automaton-media.com/en/tag/ai/ 32 32 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/15-year-old-arrested-in-japan-over-alleged-cyberattacks-on-bandai-namco-anime-streaming-service-using-chatgpt-generated-malware/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/15-year-old-arrested-in-japan-over-alleged-cyberattacks-on-bandai-namco-anime-streaming-service-using-chatgpt-generated-malware/#comments Mon, 06 Jul 2026 06:23:28 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=69214 The boy illegally accessed and cancelled the subscriptions of over 46 thousand accounts.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/15-year-old-arrested-in-japan-over-alleged-cyberattacks-on-bandai-namco-anime-streaming-service-using-chatgpt-generated-malware/feed/ 11 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/over-70-of-companies-using-generative-ai-in-creative-work-in-japan-dont-actively-disclose-it-survey-finds/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/over-70-of-companies-using-generative-ai-in-creative-work-in-japan-dont-actively-disclose-it-survey-finds/#respond Thu, 02 Jul 2026 07:07:04 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=69109 A recent survey of 400 creative professionals working in the corporate world showed that a majority of companies use AI, but most don't openly talk about it.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/over-70-of-companies-using-generative-ai-in-creative-work-in-japan-dont-actively-disclose-it-survey-finds/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/academic-researchers-of-chatgpt-thousands-of-fanfics-about-doki-doki-literature-club-characters-giving-birth/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/academic-researchers-of-chatgpt-thousands-of-fanfics-about-doki-doki-literature-club-characters-giving-birth/#comments Wed, 01 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=69051 The “AI Fiction in the Wild” study analyzed over 500,000 anonymous English-language ChatGPT conversation logs.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/academic-researchers-of-chatgpt-thousands-of-fanfics-about-doki-doki-literature-club-characters-giving-birth/feed/ 73 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/megami-tensei-artist-kazuma-kaneko-thinks-ai-replacing-parts-of-game-dev-is-inevitable-but-games-still-need-the-impure-desires-of-human-creator/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/megami-tensei-artist-kazuma-kaneko-thinks-ai-replacing-parts-of-game-dev-is-inevitable-but-games-still-need-the-impure-desires-of-human-creator/#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=68659 Kazuma Kaneko shares views on AI following launch of gen-AI powered title "Kazuma Kaneko's Tsukuyomi" on Switch.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/megami-tensei-artist-kazuma-kaneko-thinks-ai-replacing-parts-of-game-dev-is-inevitable-but-games-still-need-the-impure-desires-of-human-creator/feed/ 6 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/blue-archive-executive-producer-who-majored-in-ai-says-the-games-philosophy-is-directly-opposed-to-ai/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/blue-archive-executive-producer-who-majored-in-ai-says-the-games-philosophy-is-directly-opposed-to-ai/#respond Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=67962 Blue Archive executive producer Yong-Ha Kim recently talked about generative AI in the context of the game's current and future direction.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/blue-archive-executive-producer-who-majored-in-ai-says-the-games-philosophy-is-directly-opposed-to-ai/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/seto-kaiba-and-kento-nanami-voice-actor-kenjiro-tsuda-sues-tiktok-over-ai-generated-copycat-voiceovers-but-the-platform-argues-its-just-a-generic-male-voice/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/seto-kaiba-and-kento-nanami-voice-actor-kenjiro-tsuda-sues-tiktok-over-ai-generated-copycat-voiceovers-but-the-platform-argues-its-just-a-generic-male-voice/#respond Tue, 26 May 2026 06:01:08 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=67195 Japanese voice actor Kenjiro Tsuda sues Tik Tok owners over videos that feature AI generated voiceovers resembling his own voice. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/seto-kaiba-and-kento-nanami-voice-actor-kenjiro-tsuda-sues-tiktok-over-ai-generated-copycat-voiceovers-but-the-platform-argues-its-just-a-generic-male-voice/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/netflix-is-launching-a-new-animation-studio-specializing-in-generative-ai-job-listings-suggest/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/netflix-is-launching-a-new-animation-studio-specializing-in-generative-ai-job-listings-suggest/#respond Tue, 19 May 2026 05:29:57 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=66813 Netflix has been hiring across multiple roles for the "gen-AI native" animation studio INKubator established in March.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/netflix-is-launching-a-new-animation-studio-specializing-in-generative-ai-job-listings-suggest/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/bleach-brave-souls-developer-klab-launches-new-initiative-to-help-integrate-ai-creators-into-commercial-production/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/bleach-brave-souls-developer-klab-launches-new-initiative-to-help-integrate-ai-creators-into-commercial-production/#respond Fri, 15 May 2026 05:53:38 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=66677 KLab, the game developer behind Bleach: Brave Souls and Dragon Quest Smash/Grow launches a new AI-based networking initiative. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/bleach-brave-souls-developer-klab-launches-new-initiative-to-help-integrate-ai-creators-into-commercial-production/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/dragon-quest-creator-wants-ai-game-characters-to-feel-like-real-friends-hopes-dq10-players-will-confide-in-slimey-chatbot/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/dragon-quest-creator-wants-ai-game-characters-to-feel-like-real-friends-hopes-dq10-players-will-confide-in-slimey-chatbot/#comments Thu, 07 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=66280 Yuji Horii talks about why he wanted to implement an AI-powered character into Dragon Quest X and what he hopes to accomplish with the addition.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/dragon-quest-creator-wants-ai-game-characters-to-feel-like-real-friends-hopes-dq10-players-will-confide-in-slimey-chatbot/feed/ 7 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/square-enix-partners-with-ai-manga-translation-company-to-automate-typesetting-process-which-takes-3000-of-hours-of-manual-work-a-year/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/square-enix-partners-with-ai-manga-translation-company-to-automate-typesetting-process-which-takes-3000-of-hours-of-manual-work-a-year/#comments Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=65346 By delegating routine tasks to the AI-powered Mantra Engine, Square Enix hopes to streamline the manga editing process.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/square-enix-partners-with-ai-manga-translation-company-to-automate-typesetting-process-which-takes-3000-of-hours-of-manual-work-a-year/feed/ 2 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/ascendance-of-a-bookworm-anime-studio-acknowledges-gen-ai-use-in-opening-promises-to-replace-offending-scenes-with-hand-drawn-art/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:19:20 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=65065 Following backlash after the anime's premiere, Ascendance of a Bookworm production studio WIT addresses the generative AI usage allegations. ]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/kazuma-kanekos-tsukuyomi-developer-colopl-launches-protective-app-against-ai-learning/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/kazuma-kanekos-tsukuyomi-developer-colopl-launches-protective-app-against-ai-learning/#respond Tue, 24 Mar 2026 17:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=63892 Colopl released the mobile app "Colopl Contents Protector" on March 24, seeking to give artists a way to protect their images.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/kazuma-kanekos-tsukuyomi-developer-colopl-launches-protective-app-against-ai-learning/feed/ 0