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Koji Fox admits using generative AI during Fanfest panel

gamingApr 25, 202629662

FFXIV English localization lead used AI-generated images and joked about AI twice in his FanFest panel, drawing heavy fan backlash.

Pichupal || Bera (🔞 - 8.0 Hype)
@pichupal.bsky.social

Hey, if you're pissed at Michael-Christopher Koji Fox for using AI for his presentation, here's something actionable - the official feedback form for Fanfest. Roughly 3h:58min in the 2nd Day video on Youtube if you want to verify the QR code and not scan a random code or link. sqex.to/3dyLE

Scan the QR Code (links to https://sqex.to/3dyLE) Fill out the FFXIV Fan Festival 2026 Survey so we can make Final Fantasy XIV better for our Warriors of Light!
3793h ago
Pichupal || Bera (🔞 - 8.0 Hype)36

I will add it's a bit of a long survey as it's also gauging excitement for the new expansion, but it's all the more reason why it might be valuable to respond how the man responsible for part of the music, writing and translation work is completely fine with using AI could affect that.

Kuripants13

if we can make the CEO fear for his fucking life live on stage we can do it to Koji

T-chan8

I straight up told them I'd cancel my subscription if they keep using that junk so. There's that.

Aerial Squid6

Oh damn, he should be better than that

Apollo3

I really appreciate you posting this. The discussion on my timeline is somehow just completely misunderstanding what happened in both directions. I don't think that he was forced at gunpoint to use it nor do I think he "loves ai". I think he's severely out of touch (cotd)

fay 😖
@stasiscommand.bsky.social

do you think koji fox, head of english localization on final fantasy xiv, is aware that the first jobs video game studio executives want to cut using generative ai are localizers

393h ago
Blues
@blucifer08.bsky.social

koji fox of all people using gen ai bullshit . will he be happy if SE tries to replace the localization team with ai one day lmfao

343h ago
Blues18

i hope its to show the CEO how much people hate it

Raiko6

Koji Fox has done a lot of suspect things in the localization of FFXIV but it's kind of something I'd need to write an essay on

410,757,864,530 DEAD EXPEDITIONERS3

i remember reading that squenix had already fired a huge percentage of their loc department to replace with machine translation some time ago but idr the source on that so don't quote me on it

CookieHana🍪🌸
@cookiehana.bsky.social

Watching Koji Fox show genAI on his panel really made me sad... 🥲

263h ago
Ashecroft4

I wonder how quickly rumors of GenAI being used in XIV development will spread because of him doing that.

lyn
@runehallow.bsky.social

koji fox honestly always at the scene of stuff that pisses me off (mostly wrt meme-y or outright irritating translations that i'm sure he thinks are cheeky and fun)

223h ago
Find The 6 7 Red Coins
@jacbox132.bsky.social

I would like to give Michael-Christopher “Koji” Fox the award for “biggest vibe killer” for fanfest this year

153h ago
ATKOtter (Alex)
@atkotter.bsky.social

i think yoshi-p needs to lock koji fox up in a room and not let him out cant believe the dude used copilot in a panel to make a (bad) joke about how useless ai is and now people are (understandably) concerned about ai usage in ffxiv

83h ago
Ren | ironwills
@iron-will.bsky.social

koji fox being forced to used gen AI onstage reminds me that my supervisor once tried to ask me to use chatgpt to design some of our products. unfortunately if u work at corporations you still need to comply with your management's orders.

142h ago
Jess 🏳️‍⚧️
@jessieab.bsky.social

i believe you're right in this. i've blocked several people for thinking koji fox is like the worst person ever and telling him to fuck himself, it's absolutely insane. i really doubt this wa ships choice specifically but this fandom idk own for acting before thinking

123h ago
shrenny | tielwaters 🌻🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 comms open
@shiren.bsky.social

thank god im normal for being angry at koji fox using AI to make slop "jokes" bc live chat was weird about it. i hate normies so much

113h ago
fiadh
@silverwind.exploration.team

filled out that survey and also specifically singled out the ai shit koji fox did in the panel as a negative because like. genuinely how did he think that would fly over well with a community with a pretty prevalent anti-generative ai sentiment

73h ago
KOU! 🐰🌟NA FANFEST HERE!!
@nebulapin.bsky.social

Koji fox got asked to open for ironmouse and he fumbled so fucking bad people are complaining to HR about it

53h ago
Theozilla
@theozilla.bsky.social

Just really wish Koji Fox didn’t use genAI as part of his malicious compliance, since it’s ultimately still compliance. But I suppose that is highlighting just how bad a hard-on that CEO has for the slop.

93h ago
tasha ✨
@plushie.gay

for people saying that they're not playing ffxiv because koji fox posted cringe: he hasn't been the english localization lead since around the end of stormblood in 2019

43h ago
🦇 ahhhh (dats me yellin) 🦇
@sorcererofeld.bsky.social

Why are there ppl saying be nice to Koji Fox LMFAO

82h ago

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