The controversy over the use of artificial intelligence has reached Round8 Studio, sparking doubts among Lies of P fans. Following the uproar, Neowiz and the studio have stepped forward to clarify the situation. The company has explained that AI is only used during pre-production, and not in the final development of the game.
AI only for ideas, not for the final product 🤖
According to Neowiz's statement, artificial intelligence is only used to generate conceptual reference images in the initial phase of the project. These images are trained with the studio's own resources, avoiding the use of unlicensed external material. The company has been emphatic in stating that all final assets, including those of the highly anticipated Lies of P sequel, will be created exclusively by professional artists. This rules out any automation in texture polishing, modeling, or final animation.
Concept art is done alone, but with supervision 🎨
It seems Round8 has found an almost magical formula: AI suggests ideas, but artists do the hard work. It's like asking a robot to sketch on a napkin and then having a team of illustrators paint it in oil. As long as the final result doesn't smell like cheap algorithms, fans can breathe easy. At least, for now, the human brush is still more expensive than the automatic prompt.