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. Thu, 16 Apr 2026 07:25:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 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/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 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/ai-generated-rip-off-of-unfinished-japanese-indie-game-beats-original-to-release-sparking-concerns-about-safety-of-sharing-dev-progress/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/ai-generated-rip-off-of-unfinished-japanese-indie-game-beats-original-to-release-sparking-concerns-about-safety-of-sharing-dev-progress/#respond Tue, 24 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=63884 A generative-AI user has published a self-pronounced "rip-off" of an unreleased indie game to the Japanese game platform Unityroom.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/ai-generated-rip-off-of-unfinished-japanese-indie-game-beats-original-to-release-sparking-concerns-about-safety-of-sharing-dev-progress/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/capcom-says-it-will-not-be-using-ai-generated-content-in-its-games-plans-to-utilize-the-technology-for-improving-efficiency-and-productivity-of-development/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/capcom-says-it-will-not-be-using-ai-generated-content-in-its-games-plans-to-utilize-the-technology-for-improving-efficiency-and-productivity-of-development/#respond Mon, 23 Mar 2026 09:20:06 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=63842 At a recent shareholders briefing session, Capcom discussed its policy on generative AI usage for video game development.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/capcom-says-it-will-not-be-using-ai-generated-content-in-its-games-plans-to-utilize-the-technology-for-improving-efficiency-and-productivity-of-development/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/sony-has-developed-an-ai-tool-that-protects-creators-copyrights-by-prohibiting-ghibli-style-outputs-and-providing-compensation/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/sony-has-developed-an-ai-tool-that-protects-creators-copyrights-by-prohibiting-ghibli-style-outputs-and-providing-compensation/#comments Tue, 17 Mar 2026 03:19:01 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=63265 Called Protective AI (PA), the new technology was developed by Sony's AI-focused R&D division to tackle the issue of infringement in generative AI.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/sony-has-developed-an-ai-tool-that-protects-creators-copyrights-by-prohibiting-ghibli-style-outputs-and-providing-compensation/feed/ 18 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/koei-tecmo-partners-and-invests-in-ai-startup-behind-new-character-chatbot-style-llm/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/koei-tecmo-partners-and-invests-in-ai-startup-behind-new-character-chatbot-style-llm/#respond Wed, 04 Mar 2026 09:00:04 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=61771 Koei Tecmo has partnered with SpiralAI, the developer of Japanese character-based conversational AI model Geppetto2.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/koei-tecmo-partners-and-invests-in-ai-startup-behind-new-character-chatbot-style-llm/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/stellar-blade-directors-celebratory-image-of-new-yoko-taro-evangelion-anime-earns-dissatisfaction-from-nier-automata-modeler-over-alleged-ai-use/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/stellar-blade-directors-celebratory-image-of-new-yoko-taro-evangelion-anime-earns-dissatisfaction-from-nier-automata-modeler-over-alleged-ai-use/#respond Thu, 26 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=60777 Yoshikaze Matsushita, who worked on several character designs and models in NieR:Automata, expressed dissatisfaction with an image posted by Hyung-tae Kim.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/stellar-blade-directors-celebratory-image-of-new-yoko-taro-evangelion-anime-earns-dissatisfaction-from-nier-automata-modeler-over-alleged-ai-use/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/mobile-game-developer-denies-gen-ai-use-after-ai-tool-watermark-shows-up-on-official-promo-artwork/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/mobile-game-developer-denies-gen-ai-use-after-ai-tool-watermark-shows-up-on-official-promo-artwork/#respond Wed, 25 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=60506 The developer of Dot Hero (Dot Yuusha) has issued an apology to Japanese players following controversy over alleged generative AI use.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/mobile-game-developer-denies-gen-ai-use-after-ai-tool-watermark-shows-up-on-official-promo-artwork/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-university-develops-robot-buddhist-priest-amidst-national-priest-shortage/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-university-develops-robot-buddhist-priest-amidst-national-priest-shortage/#respond Wed, 25 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=60514 Called a Buddharoid, the robotic priest has been trained on classic Buddhist scriptures.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-university-develops-robot-buddhist-priest-amidst-national-priest-shortage/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/shonen-jump-publisher-disqualifies-ai-generated-manga-after-it-ranked-no-1-in-rookie-contest-ranking/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/shonen-jump-publisher-disqualifies-ai-generated-manga-after-it-ranked-no-1-in-rookie-contest-ranking/#respond Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:09:31 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=58386 After rising to the top of a monthly popularity vote, an AI-generated manga has been disqualified by Shueisha.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/shonen-jump-publisher-disqualifies-ai-generated-manga-after-it-ranked-no-1-in-rookie-contest-ranking/feed/ 0 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/89-of-japanese-artists-consider-generative-ai-a-serious-threat-to-their-livelihood-large-scale-survey-shows/ https://automaton-media.com/en/news/89-of-japanese-artists-consider-generative-ai-a-serious-threat-to-their-livelihood-large-scale-survey-shows/#respond Wed, 04 Feb 2026 15:01:00 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=56456 The survey had a sample size of 24,991 people, with visual artists like illustrators and mangaka being the most represented group.]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/89-of-japanese-artists-consider-generative-ai-a-serious-threat-to-their-livelihood-large-scale-survey-shows/feed/ 0