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Wang Zuxian publicly responded to AI image licensing for the first time: We are using AI, not being used by AI. NetEase's "World" short film "Qianying" reproduces classic characters
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Source: ithome.com
IT House reported on August 16 that NetEase held the "Tianxia" 18th Anniversary Player Ecosystem Conference in Guangzhou on August 15. At the meeting, actor Joey Wong, who has been away from acting for 22 years, publicly responded for the first time to the personal AI image licensing cooperation that had previously sparked heated discussions. She said: "We are using AI, not being used by AI." During the roundtable discussion at the conference, Wang Zuxian said that she also liked playing games when she was young. "I really hope to use this opportunity to meet today's young people in the game world and make today's young people more familiar with me." She calls herself "loving the new and missing the old" and believes that "the new world must have new things, and the old world will soon become the basic foundation of the new world." She emphasized that technology provides new possibilities for expression, but "whether to try, how to present it, and what you want to express through it should still come from people's active decisions." In July this year, NetEase’s “Tianxia” announced a cooperation with Wang Zuxian. Joey Wong exclusively authorized the use of his portraits when he was in his 20s and 30s to the "World" IP, and relied on AIGC technology to launch the AI short film "Shadow", recreating classic characters such as Nie Xiaoqian, Bai Suzhen, and Linghu. In addition, its AI image will also be implanted into the game in the form of digital NPCs, exclusive fashions, etc. The short film is technically powered by NetEase Interactive Entertainment DM Monet Canvas and Volcano Engine. IT House inquired about public information and learned that Joey Wong announced his retirement after filming "Beautiful Shanghai" in 2004. It has been 22 years since then. "Tianxia" is NetEase's classic IP based on "The Classic of Mountains and Seas". Since its launch in 2008, it has accumulated tens of millions of registered users. This cooperation is the first AIGC narrative short film in the domestic game industry to be fully authorized by the star himself. Related reading: "Wang Zuxian authorized AI image after retiring from acting for 22 years, and NetEase's "Tianxia" cooperated with the first AI short film "Qian Ying" online "