{"id":32736,"date":"2024-06-20T12:27:55","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T03:27:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=32736"},"modified":"2024-06-20T12:42:27","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T03:42:27","slug":"evangelion-singer-boycotts-event-for-use-of-gen-ai-imagery-expressing-solidarity-with-other-artists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/evangelion-singer-boycotts-event-for-use-of-gen-ai-imagery-expressing-solidarity-with-other-artists\/","title":{"rendered":"Evangelion singer boycotts event over use of gen AI imagery, expressing solidarity with other artists"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Yoko Takahashi, best known for singing the opening theme for <strong>Neon Genesis Evangelion<\/strong>, has withdrawn from Ikebukuro Animation Philharmonic\u2019s upcoming recital, which was scheduled to be held in Tokyo on July 10. The singer of A Cruel Angel\u2019s Thesis announced on June 19 that she won\u2019t be performing at the concert due to the use of a generative AI image on the event\u2019s poster, as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nikkansports.com\/entertainment\/news\/202406190001385.html?Page=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nikkan Sports.<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"707\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240620-32736-001-1.jpg\" alt=\"Ikebukuro Animation Philharmonic's original poster using AI generated artwork\" class=\"wp-image-32747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240620-32736-001-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240620-32736-001-1-269x380.jpg 269w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The AI-generated image used in publicity for the concert.<\/em>&nbsp;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/yoko_t_official\/status\/1803389943684682062\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">notice<\/a> posted on her official X account announcing her withdrawal from the event, Yoko Takahashi explained that the stance of the event managers (on the use of generative AI) goes against her feelings on the matter as an artist herself. Although some commenters were disappointed that they wouldn\u2019t get to see her perform, many were simultaneously supportive of her decision to stand up for other creators. \u201cI have the deepest respect for Takahashi-san for making this brave decision, and for respecting all creators and their fans.\u201d said one <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/numakame\/status\/1803414205951094978\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">commenter<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ikebukuro Animation Philharmonic subsequently responded with an extensive apology message to all the commenters who had called out the poster image for being AI-generated as well as to Takahashi and all the fans who had been looking forward to seeing her perform. \u201cWe are ashamed that we were not sufficiently aware of the recent issues surrounding generative AI, despite being an orchestra that loves anime.\u201d they stated.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The orchestra have since replaced the image with one drawn by a human artist and are offering ticket refunds for anyone who no longer wants to attend.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u4eee\u306b\u5dee\u3057\u66ff\u3048\u3055\u305b\u3066\u3044\u305f\u3060\u3044\u3066\u3044\u305f\u30c1\u30e9\u30b7\u306e\u6b63\u5f0f\u306a\u6821\u6b63\u304c\u5148\u307b\u3069\u5b8c\u4e86\u3044\u305f\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<br><br>HP\u3082\u5408\u308f\u305b\u3066\u66f4\u65b0\u3044\u305f\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<br><br>\u4ee5\u964d\u306f\u3053\u3061\u3089\u306e\u753b\u50cf\u3092\u4f7f\u7528\u3057\u3066\u5ba3\u4f1d\/\u544a\u77e5\u3092\u9032\u3081\u3055\u305b\u3066\u3044\u305f\u3060\u304d\u305f\u3044\u3068\u601d\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<br><br>HP<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WtRZ570OJp\">https:\/\/t.co\/WtRZ570OJp<\/a><br><br>\u30c1\u30b1\u30c3\u30c8\u8ca9\u58f2\u30b5\u30a4\u30c8(e+)<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oFB0TKIBZr\">https:\/\/t.co\/oFB0TKIBZr<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6McTsquQFe\">pic.twitter.com\/6McTsquQFe<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u6c60\u888b\u30a2\u30cb\u30e1\u30d5\u30a3\u30eb (@ikeaniphil) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ikeaniphil\/status\/1803469130345164916?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 19, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The official replacement poster that Ikebukuro Animation Philharmonic will use for all advertisements and notices related to the event from today onwards.<\/em>&nbsp;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Evangelion opening theme singer Yoko Takahashi has withdrawn from an anime concert in protest of the gen AI used on the event&#8217;s poster<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":32740,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,65],"tags":[67,73,17],"class_list":["post-32736","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-nongaming-news","tag-ai","tag-anime","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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