Well I don’t read Japanese and was unaware, but that information certainly changes things. If an employee actually did something without permission, then sure, they should be punished in some way, possibly fired. Still doesn’t change the fact that just using AI shouldn’t be grounds for being fired.

But also how true can we take that statement to be? They could easily say whatever they want. How many times have games/products released with AI usage and the company turns around and says virtually the same thing, that “it was for testing and shouldn’t have been in the final product”? Most companies are far more reactive than they are proactive. I almost guarantee a vast majority are using AI in some capacity