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Level-5 CEO Akihiro Hino Apologizes for AI Showcase Backlash While Defending Its Use to Cut Game Development From Five Years to Two

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Level-5 CEO Akihiro Hino has confirmed that the studio will continue using generative AI despite backlash surrounding the company’s recent LEVEL5 VISION 2026 II showcase. Hino apologized after viewers noticed AI-assisted material in the presentation, but said the technology remains part of Level-5’s broader effort to make game development more efficient. The most significant detail in his statement is Level-5’s ambition to reduce the development…
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Level-5 just held a conference to talk about the next Professor Layton and other games. Except that the studio used the general AI and the fans only saw that.

NewsGaming.net The CEO of Level-5 apologizes for the AI used in his showcase, but will continue to use it to reduce the development time Since the beginning of the phenomenon, Level-5 is one of the least hidden studios [...] Article The CEO of Level-5 apologizes for the AI used in his showcase, but will continue to use it to reduce the development time is available on NewsGaming.net

Akihiro Hino, the CEO of Level-5, the studio behind the games Professor Layton and Yo-kai Watch, confirmed that general AI had been used during the studio's recent presentation. Was the studio behind Professor Layton and Yo-kai Watch using the AI to create its games? It was the question that

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Numerama broke the news on Monday, September 14, 2026.
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