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Esquire Singapore under fire for using AI to create ‘interview’ with Mackenyu
SINGAPORE: Esquire Singapore has been the subject of recent backlash due to an “interview” it conducted with the Japanese-American actor Mackenyu Maeda, who plays Roronoa Zoro in One Piece on Netflix. The problem is that it wasn’t an interview at all. For an important part of this month’s issue, Esquire had already been able to have a photoshoot with the 29-year-old actor. There was also a scheduled sit-down with Mackenyu, who, unfortunately, fo…
In the gaming world, the AI industry not only has an impact on developers and voice speakers. We journalists, too, inevitably have to deal with the new technology. It can be particularly tempting if a planned feature suddenly falls into the water. But even then, one should certainly not resort to the option that Esquire Singapore has now used. An interview with the Zoro actor of the One Piece Live Action series failed and instead they released a…
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