Nintendo denies reports that she lobbies Japanese lawmakers against generative AI, insisting that “had no contact with the Japanese government” about a very controversial technology.
Denial occurs after the Japanese policy of Satoshi Asano Published an apology on social networks After Nintendo lobbied the Japanese government. This was followed Further apologies Earlier today, after which Satoshi deleted the original post.
While Megacorp usually refuses to comment on speculation, in this case Nintendo sought to remove his hearing and emphasized that although he does not lobby, “regardless of whether generative AI or not, we will continue to take the necessary actions against violation of our intellectual property rights.”
“Contrary to recent discussions on the Internet, Nintendo had no contact with the Japanese government about generative artificial intelligence,” the company wrote.
“Whether generative AI or not, we will continue to take the necessary actions against violation of our intellectual property rights.”
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Nintendo recently shared her thoughts about Generate Ai and assured the fans that her games will always have a “human touch”With Nintendo of America President Dug Bauser says: “We still believe that what our games are special is our developers, their artistic capabilities, their understanding of how people play. So there is always, there is, there is always Always There will be a human touch and human participation in how we develop and build our games. ”
Nintendo's position is contrary to many contemporaries. Back in 2024, Square Enix CEO Takashi Kiryu said the company will be “aggressive in the use of AI”with developers who admit that they “Night” with AI For the ill -fated Foamstars shooters, Professor Leighton Studio Level 5 used stable diffusion of AI tools and even Cap. Recognized experimentation with generative AI. Sega It also has its own team of artificial intelligence.
In fact, a recent survey conducted by the Association of Suppliers of Computer Entertainment (Cesa), the organizer of Tokyo Game Show, showed that More than half of Japanese gaming companies use AI in their developmentField
