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If I can analyze those parts, I can incorporate those tendencies into my work and create something that sells.” However, it does not categorize or verbalize fear, so there are things I do not understand well. “In the sense that people are afraid of the psychopathic side of humans, I feel that this tendency is stronger than it used to be. “Unlike the old days, there is a word ‘hitokowa’ ,” he remarked. He also thinks people would prefer art from humans as opposed to art from AI. In this way, I would like to create a story in which the unexpected becomes frightening before AI.”

The swirl pattern that exists naturally and fear are connected, and the swirl pattern that was casually seen until then becomes scary. It’s like something that you didn’t think you were afraid of before suddenly becomes scary. “On the other hand, I always have the desire to create something new and scary. “Fundamentally, I don’t think people’s fears have changed that much over time,” he said, according to a translation provided by Kotaku. And he’s concerned that even though AI can’t think of anything with originality, it could make artwork better than his.ĭuring the interview, he talked about putting fears into his work. He shuddered at the thought of future manga being made by AI instead of people. And in an interview with the Japanese site 4Gamer, he revealed one of his fears: that AI will replace artists. Horror mangaka Junji Ito is known for writing manga involving people’s fears.

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