{"id":41210,"date":"2024-12-11T16:08:50","date_gmt":"2024-12-11T07:08:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=41210"},"modified":"2024-12-11T16:08:53","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T07:08:53","slug":"japanese-game-developer-colopl-partners-with-stable-diffusions-developer-garnering-criticism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/japanese-game-developer-colopl-partners-with-stable-diffusions-developer-garnering-criticism\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese game developer COLOPL partners with Stable Diffusion\u2019s developer, garnering criticism\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>COLOPL has announced a partnership with Stability AI, developer of the text-to-image AI model Stable Diffusion. Through the partnership, Colopl will adopt Stability AI\u2019s image generation technology to \u201caccelerate productivity and create innovative gaming experiences\u201d (source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itmedia.co.jp\/news\/articles\/2412\/11\/news121.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ITmedia<\/a>).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Colopl is a Japanese online and mobile game developer known for co-developing Square Enix\u2019s Dragon Quest Walk. The company made headlines in the West earlier this year for <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/shin-megami-tensei-and-persona-artist-kazuma-kaneko-leaves-atlus-uses-regular-career-agent-to-switch-jobs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">scouting legendary Megami Tensei series designer Kazuma Kaneko<\/a> after his departure from Atlus. Most recently, the developer announced <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/upcoming-isekai-anime-game-will-let-you-experience-the-worlds-of-popular-anime-and-their-characters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a new isekai anime-themed game<\/a>.&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=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">COLOPL Forms Partnership with Stability AI\uff08<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StabilityAI?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@StabilityAI<\/a>\uff09\u2728<br><br>Establishes \u201cGeneral AI Usage Guidelines for Image Creation\u201d<br>for the Appropirate AI Utilization and Enhance Creativity Among Creators.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/t8I0Nc4OHe\">https:\/\/t.co\/t8I0Nc4OHe<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u30b3\u30ed\u30d7\u30e9\u516c\u5f0f\u30a2\u30ab\u30a6\u30f3\u30c8\uff08COLOPL, Inc.\uff09 (@colopl_pr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/colopl_pr\/status\/1866720235988062237?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 11, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>By using generative AI, Colopl hopes to \u201copen up new possibilities in game development,\u201d according to company chairman Kenta Sugai. Their use of Stability AI\u2019s technology will be regulated by a new internal guideline (not yet made public), which is supposed to address legal and ethical concerns associated with generative AI.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unsurprisingly, news of the partnership has not been met with much enthusiasm, with <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/search?q=%E3%82%B3%E3%83%AD%E3%83%97%E3%83%A9&amp;src=typed_query&amp;f=live\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Japanese users on X expressing disappointment<\/a> in the decision. Generative AI models are considered questionable in terms of copyright due to being trained on artwork without permission, so Colopl\u2019s plans to use Stability AI\u2019s technology are seen as inconsiderate towards such concerns. The new guideline the company mentions may include some clauses that will curb unethical use, but its contents are presently unknown.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colopl, known for co-developing Square Enix&#8217;s Dragon Quest Walk, is partnering with Stability AI to introduce gen AI into their development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":41212,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[67,17],"class_list":["post-41210","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-ai","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Japanese game developer COLOPL partners with Stable Diffusion\u2019s developer, garnering criticism\u00a0 - 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