Fuck AI

An AI Bro game dev released a new game called Artificial Humanity yesterday. Typically, this wouldn't be worthy of mention, but I was shocked to discover the dev included a justification of his AI use in the credits. He talks about it for ~2 minutes.

I ripped the voice file from the game, and uploaded it on Google Drive, if you want to have a listen.

Alternatively, I have the transcript here:

Hi there. Robin here. Or, rluzzion. Yeah, that's how that's pronounced. Haha. From rluzzion_studios, I just wanted to say a quick "thank you" here at the end of Artificial Humanity. Thank you for buying, and finishing the game; I worked hard for it to be a work of art, of which I can be proud. I hope you enjoyed playing it, and especially if this was your first playthrough, I'd like to encourage you to replay the game, since every character's story was created with love, and attention to detail. Also, NG+ enables the skip and rollback functions for your convenience.

Now, speaking of love and attention to detail: I want to be honest about the fact that I used generative AI to create the graphics for this video game. I also want you to know that I hand edited every single image to make sure that everything looks as human and natural as possible. The AI inconsistency in the plot is a deliberate choice, so it's not a skill issue. Also, I wrote the entire story myself. I did all the programming myself, and I composed and recorded the entire soundtrack myself, along with the help of some talented friends as guest musicians, who've been duly compensated for their efforts.

In my own opinion, AI is not a tool to replace creativity or the human soul. AI should be used to complement us humans, in my case, in my area of weakness - drawing. Also, there are no jobs lost or taken in this project because of AI. I am an indie game dev working solo, and even if I was good at drawing, I still would've done everything by myself. AI made it possible for me to create this video game, along with the hard work I put into it. From the concept stage of this project, the story was meant to be thought-provoking. To make you think, "What do YOU think about AI? Should it be a part of our future, and if so, how?". I hope Artificial Humanity has inspired you to think deeper about questions like these. Now, I do want to be respectful of your time, so please allow me to pass on the final goodbye to someone who I think you have come to love. Once again, thank you, thank you, thank you. Stay tuned for more, and feel free to reach out on socials. Goodbye with love. From, rluzzion.

[The game then shows an image of the AI character the player romanced]