Direct quote 2026-10-05
“AI could do that easily. But as the person who made the original, I wouldn't want someone changing it too much. […] There was a reason I chose a particular lighting setup. It would be different if AI understood those intentions. […] I wouldn't like that. Unless I was controlling the AI in my own work, that may be different.”
What it documents
Discussing the restoration of works with artificial intelligence, Kojima said he would not want an original changed too much: there was a reason for his lighting choices, and it would be different if AI understood those intentions. He qualified this by saying that controlling AI in his own work might be different.
Source
TBS Radio — KOJI10 EP.36; official English subtitles, 2026-10-05 (00:28:12–00:28:36). View source ↗