To the joy of many fans
The case of Square Enix is quite curious. It has important sagas that have been part of many people's lives, such as Final Fantasy or Kingdom Hearts, and they have managed to maintain a more than correct cadence of releases, but they still have a public image that we could classify as partially negative in the best case. This is mainly due to the positioning of this Japanese company in certain controversial aspects, such as at the time the use of NFT or recently the implementation of AI. even in creative areas of the development of their video games.
The latter comes from statements from Square Enix itself that pointed to an aggressive implementation of AI in the development of its studies, which raised many eyebrows, both from users and developers. Now, the CEO of Square Enix itself, Takashi Kiryu, has made new statements, which demonstrate a change of opinion regarding generative AI.
These statements have been reported on X/Twitter by the independent journalist michsuzu, and the truth is that they do not make clear a certain change. More specifically, the CEO of this company points out that They still believe that “AI has a lot of potential”, but at the same time it enters into swampy territory by pointing out that “there are many risks” regarding this technology. Furthermore, he points out that “creativity is very sensitive, and some clients have different ideas”, ultimately trying to calm restless fans, stating that “I will watch over this area”.
Q 知的対処する部署があるのか。考えがあれば意見を聞きたい #スクエニ株主総会
— すずき (@michsuzu) June 21, 2024
A 50% change
We cannot say that Square Enix has changed its mind 100%, because they continue to see a potential in AI that many users may not be able to understand, but the truth is that we can consider it a change for the better. Not only do they recognize the dangers involved in using this technology, but they also recognize and seems to understand the criticism from fans to the use of AI in creative processes.
We'll have to wait and see If this change can be reflected in upcoming developments by the studygiven that in recent times few Square Enix projects have reflected the use of this kind of technology.
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