AnosNajime

Either Ironmouse's team/agency lied, or they are incompetent when it comes to the NTE sponsorship. “Whenever I get an offer for a sponsorship… I always tell the people ‘can you make sure double, triple, quadruple-check that this does not have AI in it. I will not accept it if it does.’ And then, they assured me ‘no, don’t worry, you’re good, it’s fine.’… They told my sponsor people and said, ‘we do not have AI in anything, there’s no AI anywhere.’” That is just "her word" on the exact private communication, and no actual proof that the developers communicated in this manner. Ironmouse always had a hardline public stance about "NO AI anywhere" and told her team to double, triple, and quadruple check for any AI use. Not AI in the final game, not AI in just core assets, ANY AI. Either the sponsor oversold the NO AI angle or her agency didn't do the due diligence... NTE uses AI for atmospheric renderings, and it's in the game assets right now. The core development process, code, and other elements used AI heavily in the workflow. They even admitted in an interview that AI was used, easily searchable on the internet. So it boils down to two options where they knew but didn't care and got the money anyway, or were incompetent and didn't bother to do a simple Google search. Personally, I think it's all just hypocrisy with her long-standing Nikke ties, where the game studio has been using AI in promotional materials and game assets... with ShiftUp's CEO basically saying using AI "isn't an option anymore, it's a requirement."

I think when push comes to shove, people WILL care more about AI issues that directly affect their own lives over everything else.. Ironmouse is a VTuber that LOVES art… So of course she’s going to care about art and generative AI affecting creatives. The same way that If someone works in a restaurant, they’re probably going to care more about automation, self-checkouts, AI robots replacing service jobs etc . We are HUMAN and we can’t give equal emotional energy to every issue every minute of the day!!! I’m seeing so many ppl say Ironmouse is entitled and thinks “she’s above everyone else” because she cares about gen AI..? Like no shit she’s allowed to feel strongly about something directly affecting her industry You would too mf 🫵

Dear Appraisers, Thank you for the feedback. It matters to us. Neverness to Everness is built on human creativity. The characters, stories, and world you experience are the work of artists, writers, and designers. AI-assisted tools were used only on a small number of background and environmental assets, not on the characters or stories that define this game. We're already reviewing and reworking the flagged assets: "Clear Skies in Summer" and "Pink Paws Heist". Your feedback shapes this game, so please keep it coming. We're listening, and we're committed to delivering the quality you deserve. Sincerely, The NTE Team

Ironmouse, Shylily, AmaLee, and even the VA for the game, Maggie Elise, have come out against the usage of AI in Neverness to Everness. They cite being "lied" to about the use of AI, as well as being protective of the "artists" and voice actors for whom AI threatens... WHAT ABOUT THE PROGRAMMERS? WHAT ABOUT THE DEVELOPERS? Generative AI today is used universally in the development of software, and has already led to the loss of many software development jobs, especially for junior-entry level jobs. AI is already in every game, software, website, and yes, even on the backend of Twitch. Oh, but it's a different technology. No. Generative AI, whether it's LLMs with Claude code, or AI art-videos uses the same kind of transformer algorithm. AI is already in tons of games, especially in code, and they don't disclose that just because it's not "art assets". Requiring disclosure only for creative tasks, not for programming, is a double standard. You people don't care about other people's livelihood. You only care about the optics of playing a game on stream or taking sponsors NOW that the drama has unfolded into mainstream discourse. But they don't care that AI is used in Nikke art assets. Or that AI was used in E33. Or that AI is used in the software for all the modern games. AI is transforming how work gets done across EVERY creative and tech industry, just like previous tech waves did. Crashing out about the differences between “creative” and “technical” is stupid when both are replacing/augmenting human labor in exactly parallel ways. TLDR... pretending AI in programming is somehow “different” and harmless while AI in art is an existential threat is pure unadulterated hypocrisy.