{"rewrite":{"id":"r_9323eead6b3489ca89c7f1dd","clusterId":"c_8878a5fdbfddab4ba94afd7b","slug":"level-5-president-apologizes-for-ai-footage-in-vision-2026-presentation","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Level-5 President Apologizes For AI Footage In Vision 2026 Presentation","summary":"Akihiro Hino, president of Level-5, apologized on September 12 for AI-generated footage shown during the LEVEL5 VISION 2026 II Dream stream on September 10. Hino said he used the latest AI and experimental processing to make the presentation flashy. He said scenarios, character designs, and basic settings in released games are made by human hands, and that the games themselves do not contain easy AI-generated data.","whyItMatters":"Hino's answer separates AI as a marketing tool from AI as a production input, and ties the company's AI use to a stated plan to cut major title development from five years to two years.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eHino addressed the criticism in a post on X, saying he used a wide range of the latest AI and experimental processing because he wanted the presentation to be flashy, and apologized to users who felt uncomfortable.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe drew the line at the products. At Level-5, the parts tied to a game\u0026#39;s appeal and individuality, such as scenarios, character designs, and basic settings, are made by human hands, he said. AI is aimed at processes that digitize human-created work, such as converting original art into polygons accurately. He also said the trial and error sits under a plan to shorten major title development from five years to two years, and that he wants to use the reaction as a lesson.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Hino's line is that humans write the scenarios and designs, and only the trailer got the AI treatment. That pulls the defense away from the games Level-5 ships and leaves it resting on a presentation the audience already saw.","twitterPost":"Hino's defense covers the games, not the stream. Level-5 confirmed nothing about the trailer itself.","threadsPost":"Hino separates the games from the stream: scenarios, character designs, and settings are made by hand, and no easy AI data ships in the games. That defense does not reach the footage people actually objected to, since the trailer is the one thing Level-5 never claims was human-made.","newsletterBlurb":"Level-5 president Akihiro Hino apologized on September 12 for AI-generated footage in the LEVEL5 VISION 2026 II Dream presentation, which aired September 10 and featured Inazuma Eleven: Revolution of the Crimson Flame, a Professor Layton and the Curious Village remake, and new footage for Yo-kai Watch 2: Domination and Dekapolis. Hino said he used the latest AI and experimental processing to make the event flashy. He said the games themselves do not contain easy AI-generated data, with AI aimed at processes such as converting original art into polygons, under a plan to cut major title development from five years to two years.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260912-467049/\",\"title\":\"Level-5 President Hino Explains \\\"AI-Laden Trailer Presentation,\\\" Says He \\\"Wanted to Make It Flashy\\\"; But the Games Being Released Won't Contain \\\"Easy AI-Generated Data\\\"\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4529,"outputTokens":705,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789199962,"createdAt":"2026-09-12T07:53:32.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-12T07:58:20.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-12T07:58:20.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_8878a5fdbfddab4ba94afd7b","canonicalTitle":"レベルファイブ日野社長、“AI盛り込みトレイラー発表会”について「派手にしたかった」ためと弁明。ただ発売するゲームには、“安易なAI出力データ”は入れない","representativeArticleId":"a_f432018a35e9901907db1584","sourceCount":2,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[\"Level-5\"],\"people\":[\"Akihiro Hino\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-12T06:55:46.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-12T07:39:50.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-12T08:02:47.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Automaton","url":"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260912-467049/","title":"レベルファイブ日野社長、“AI盛り込みトレイラー発表会”について「派手にしたかった」ためと弁明。ただ発売するゲームには、“安易なAI出力データ”は入れない"},{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/09/12/172173.html","title":"AI映像が物議醸したレベルファイブ発表会について日野社長が謝罪―「発売されるゲームに安易なAI出力データは入らない」と説明"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":["Level-5"],"people":["Akihiro Hino"],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}