'Humans who create things can beat technology': Touhou Project creator criticises generative AI despite using generative AI in his own videogame

Touhou Project creator Jun'ya 'ZUN' Ōta reckons that while AI can quickly whip up a song or two, nothing quite compares to the human touch.

As reported by Automaton Media, the developer recently appeared on a livestream where he discussed human-created music as generative AI becomes a more popular tool. "From a technical aspect, AI can easily make music. But that's not the point of music, you know," he said. "What actually matters is that there are living humans behind it all. Humans who...