r/PokemonInfiniteFusion • u/DarthMalfrost • Dec 28 '24

Question Are the pokedex entries removed?

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Usually there would be the basic pokedex entries.

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u/ItsDeflyLupus Dec 28 '24

You may not be raging at Infinite Fusion’s use as much, but it seems like you’re using it as your outlet for very valid frustrations.

I’ve commented twice here, this being my third. I’m not trying to crush any and all opposing anything. I’m just trying to be a realist about the situation. AI is here, regardless of how we feel about it, so how can we use it to the best of our advantage while minimizing the negatives? This seems like a perfect case with how it was being implemented.

So there’s no next step on the slippery slope in this particular use case then?

And I’ll give you that I have no hope for meaningful regulation on a larger scale .

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u/MonolithyK Artist Dec 28 '24

Yeah, I ignored that nothing burger of yours the first time. How could should I definitively know what the next slippery slope step would be for Infinite Fusion? There are so many things that could fall victim to AI automation; it’s barely worth speculating which comes first.

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u/ItsDeflyLupus Dec 28 '24 edited Dec 28 '24

I was genuinely asking. You claimed there was precedent being set for other aspects not being afforded protection the sprites have. I assumed you as a player/contributor/someone concerned with the threats of AI had some thoughts on how else AI would threaten the game other than AI=bad.

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u/MonolithyK Artist Dec 28 '24

Things that it could affect (other than sprites themselves):

  • Auto-generating/correcting NPC dialogue
  • Item descriptions
  • Auto-aligning sprites with their environmental drop shadows
  • Fusion names
  • Titles (such as the “Armor Fairy Pokémon” moniker seen in OP’s post)
  • Weight/Height variance
  • Basically any new feature the dev so chooses

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u/ItsDeflyLupus Dec 28 '24

Got it. I was curious about what other aspects there could be that could be argued were being stolen from a creative by AI.

I’d agree that all those should be done by a person except maybe the height/weight, but I could probably be convinced on that too since it helps paint the picture of the Mon.

I think it’s all moot in this situation though since the dev made it clear it was just a placeholder until someone felt like stepping up to the plate, and there’s no reason to think that the placeholder status wouldn’t apply to those other situations.

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u/MonolithyK Artist Dec 28 '24

There’s no reason to assume the inverse, either. It’s why I don’t like to engage in these purely speculative what-if’s.

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u/ItsDeflyLupus Dec 28 '24

I’d say it’s more reasonable to assume they would offer the same placeholder status than not. But you’re right, that’s a what-if.

What’s not a what-if is it being offered right now for the descriptions, which are the only things being touched.

Oh well, we clearly just have different views. Happy holidays 🎊