Rayark, the builders of the wonderful Cytus rhythm motion video games (which we’ve lined beforehand), have this week confronted allegations that a few of the firm’s artists had been laid off and changed with, you guessed it, machine-generated imagery.
As Gamerbraves report, the controversy started final week when Korean gamers started noticing some peculiarities with a few of the sport’s newer artwork. In a single case a personality had six fingers, whereas in different pics character’s clothes and hair appeared to clip and finish in unusual locations, each tell-tale indicators that a picture had been computer-generated.
One other Tweet, from a former artist who labored on Cytus 2, mentioned:
As a former artwork director of Cytus2
I really feel a bit of bit disgusting, seeing all of the efforts and high quality management we did turning into some shoddy ai bullshit.
To be trustworthy I’m so glad I left the corporate.
In response to the allegations, Rayark issued an announcement denying the layoffs. Additionally they say reviews that they’re utilizing machine-generated imagery of their video games is “completely false”, however then spend a lot of the assertion speaking about how they’re conducting intensive analysis into the expertise, and have even “recruited extra members with Al experience to enhance our improvement processes and supply training and coaching relating to Al help”.
Concerning the latest false rumors circulating on the web regarding Rayark Video games utilizing Al expertise in its inventive works and shedding a major variety of artists, we wish to make clear that these rumors are completely false.
Lately, there have been quite a few articles and discussions on social media platforms and on-line boards speculating and discussing Rayark’s use of Al expertise. We respect completely different opinions and concepts, however sadly, a few of the circulated content material is predicated on mistranslations of our earlier statements and false reviews. To stop the additional unfold of misinformation, we want to make clear the state of affairs relating to these false accusations.
Creativity and expression by means of artwork have at all times been of the utmost significance to Rayark. Our workforce of artists are inspired to broaden their abilities and showcase their skills at each alternative. We additionally promote steady studying, progress, and refinement of our sport productions. Advancing within the inventive subject not solely strengthens our artistic energy but additionally allows us to current our greatest to the neighborhood.
In anticipation of the impression that Al Generated Content material (AIGC) can have on the trade, Rayark intently screens the potential affect of AIGC on the gaming trade as a complete. We conduct analysis, experiment with new instruments, and put together ourselves as finest we are able to in a quickly altering world.
Using Al instruments in the course of the improvement course of could progressively develop into a pattern within the wider gaming trade. Within the face of this transition, Rayark adopts an open-minded strategy to studying, whereas humbly accepting suggestions and ideas from gamers. Throughout this era, to be able to set up extra environment friendly processes and obtain technological breakthroughs, we’ve got not laid off any artists in any way. Quite the opposite, we’ve got recruited extra members with Al experience to enhance our improvement processes and supply training and coaching relating to Al help, getting ready for the challenges of the upcoming period of AIGC.
Rayark stays devoted to our participant base and the creation of top quality IPs. We deeply admire the continual help and open discussions of the neighborhood. As we proceed on this path within the gaming trade, we’ll proceed to do our greatest, exploring the boundaries of our creativity.
Rayark Inc. Could 27, 2023
Why…would you rent extra folks with “AI experience” once you…might simply have employed extra artists as an alternative? This expertise has despatched folks mad.
