Professor Layton studio Level-5's CEO admits using AI to make its digital showcase "more spectacular"
Level-5 president and CEO Akihiro Hino has confirmed that generative AI was used in the studio's recent showcase. Read more
Level-5's CEO, Akihiro Hino, has admitted that the studio utilized generative AI in its recent digital showcase for the Professor Layton series. Fans noticed the use of AI and expressed concerns, leading Hino to apologize and explain that the company used AI to make the presentation more visually impressive. Hino clarified that AI was primarily used for digitising people's creative work, such as converting artwork into polygons, with the goal of reducing development time from five years to two.
He emphasized that no simplistic AI-generated content would appear in the final games. Hino also noted that the company will learn from this experience and apply it to future presentations, expressing anticipation for Level-5's next showcase.
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