Humankind 2 has been officially announced at Gamescom, but the trailer has led to online accusations that Amplitude Studios, the team behind this game, used AI to create it. Amplitude Studios denies this claim, insisting that the trailer was filmed in live action on a real set with humans, and PC Gamer confirmed that their team had a chance to see some behind-the-scenes photos that support this defense.
Amplitude said to PC Gamer that the behind-the-scenes content will be shared in the near future, but these accusations now make you question whether the way trailers and promotional content for games will have to be made in specific styles to avoid being accused of AI. However, you could really accuse anything of being AI, and the push by companies to use AI across departments has sown distrust among consumers.
A Closer Look at Humankind 2's Trailer
The reason the trailer ended up being accused of using AI is due to the perspective that was chosen. You see the events through the eyes of a newborn, so a fisheye lens was used to give you the uncanny, distorted look at the various periods in history that Humankind...
