Vinland Saga's Makoto Yukimura Clarifies AI Comments on X
The manga creator says his praise for an AI-generated image was an observation that AI does a good job, not support for the technology.
Makoto Yukimura, creator of the Vinland Saga manga, clarified on X on November 8 that his earlier comment about generative AI doing a good job was an observation rather than an endorsement, according to Anime News Network. He said AI steals art and that he is troubled if the technology develops too much.
Yukimura wrote that AI performing well to some extent is a fact, not an affirmation. The clarification followed criticism from users on the platform.
The exchange began when Yukimura commented on an AI-generated image of the Vinland Saga character Thorfinn standing in a wheat field. He praised the rich wheat field and thanked the poster for understanding the character's heart. Another X user then told him the image had been made with generative AI and that the poster had been taking human-made art from fans, prompting Yukimura to reply, "Wow, Is that so? AI does a good job."
Several X users criticized Yukimura after those comments, with some saying he had been fooled. After his clarification, some of the fans who had criticized him responded more favorably, according to Anime News Network.
Quick answers
What did Makoto Yukimura say about AI?
He said AI steals art and that he is troubled if it develops too much, adding that AI doing a good job to some extent is a fact rather than an endorsement.
Why was Makoto Yukimura criticized on X?
He had praised an AI-generated image of Thorfinn in a wheat field, and some users said he had been fooled by the poster.