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11 Bit Studios clarifies its AI use in The Alters after player outcry

11 Bit Studios has drawn the ire of players for the undisclosed use of artificial intelligence in its recent release, The Alters.

According to 11 Bit Studios, AI was used for subtitle translations on the licensed movies that can be played in social area of the in-game base, which it said were made by an external source without creative input from its team: It was always our intention to involve our trusted translation agencies after release as part of our localization hotfix, to ensure those texts would be handled with the same care and quality as the rest of the game. But when studios are regularly faced with negative working conditions surrounding crunch, it's also understandable why the gaming industry might be inclined to look for ways to speed up the process of shipping a title.

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