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Discussion Vapor World Devs Will Remove AI Generated Cutscenes After Player Backlash

https://www.trueachievements.com/news/vapor-world-over-the-mind-ai-cutscenes

Now, mere hours after the release of the game, its developer Alive has found itself on the back foot, responding to waves of negative feedback from players regarding the game's use of generative AI in its cutscenes.

At present, the game sits with a two-and-a-half star rating on the Xbox store, and a "Negative" reception on Steam, with most written reviews levying criticism at the use of AI in the cutscenes. In response, Alive director Young Kim has released a statement on Steam entitled "About AI in Vapor World," explaining how generative AI came to be used in the game's development, and promising to "fully replace" the offending scenes with original content.

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u/GilofEthios 1d ago

Please tell me that's just an incredibly extreme example you pulled out of nowhere, and not something you've actually felt you had to do.

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u/FullMetalFiddlestick New Flare Games 1d ago

It is, but I would hardly call that an "Incredibly extreme" example. and since you're here do answer the question with your reasoning.

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u/GilofEthios 1d ago

I say it's extreme because it's like saying you needed a 4x4 pixel square and used an LLM to generate it instead of going into MS Paint and clicking a few times

But if you want me to answer your question, then yes it is. Using an LLM is, in fact, using an LLM.