Just lately, an interview with Naughty Canine’s co-president (and The Final Of Us co-creator) Neil Druckmann made waves on social media, with a few of Druckmann’s obvious feedback about AI (and different subjects) drawing polarized reactions. Now, Sony has removed the interview solely, stating that the corporate discovered “a number of important errors and inaccuracies that do not symbolize his perspective and values.”
The interview contained a number of statements that had been circulated extensively on social media, together with one about AI “increasing artistic potentialities” and one other the place Druckmann reportedly stated that Naughty Canine’s subsequent undertaking might “redefine mainstream perceptions of gaming.” Nonetheless, Druckmann later went to social media to make clear that the interview didn’t precisely report the precise phrases he stated, even offering his personal direct transcript to indicate that it didn’t match up.
Sony pulled the interview lower than every week later, providing a press release which reads partially: “In re-reviewing our latest interview with Naughty Canine’s Neil Druckmann, we have now discovered a number of important errors and inaccuracies that do not symbolize his perspective and values (together with subjects similar to animation, writing, know-how, AI, and future tasks).” Sony additional apologized to Druckmann for “misrepresenting his phrases.”
It is unclear how precisely this type of factor can occur in an inner firm interview, or why it took Sony so lengthy to take away the interview solely. In latest Naughty Canine information, Jeffrey Wright (who performed Isaac in The Final Of Us: Half II) was just lately forged to play the identical position within the upcoming second season of the TV present, which is predicated on the sequel.