After apologizing for generative AI use, Ascendance of a Bookworm anime studio replaces its opening credits
Shortly after apologizing for generative AI use in its opening credits, Ascendance of a Bookworm studio Wit has replaced the intro.
When season 4 debuted, fans spotted that the opening might have used AI. According to a statement posted by Wit, the studio investigated the claims and discovered generative AI had indeed been used in the background art and promised to replace the art in question before episode 2. The production committee also shared an apology online, pledging to replace the OP for the physical releases and on streaming (via Anime News Network).
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Ascendance of a Bookworm is based on Miya Kazuki and You Shiina’s light novel, and it sees a student killed by a stack of books in an earthquake, who is then reincarnated as a child in a world where books are only for the elite.
This is far from the first time an AI controversy has hit the anime world. A ChatGPT prompt was found in the German subtitles for Necronomico and the Cosmic Horror Show on Crunchyroll, while Amazon was criticized for using AI English dubbing for Banana Fish.
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