AnsweRED Podcast - Episode 13: AI vs Fine Arts: The Relationship Between Technology and Creativity

[@mattyb584]

The use of AI is going to make everything so much quicker and easier, but it is going to destroy it's soul in the process. The fact that every company is now using it to make parts of their games has destroyed any hope I had for the future. I'm glad that so far you guys are seeing the issues with it, maybe there is still some hope.

[@stompysnake8233]

How can you exactly know when there is or is not soul in the process?

[@mattyb584]

@stompysnake8233 I didn't say they was soul in the process, reading comprehension isn't your strong suit I take it?

[@flannella]

Add a handsome Scoia'tael as a romantic interest for Ciri, so the game will be more attractive to women

[@josuepagan131]

From the looks of it most of the people that commented on this video have a negative view of CDPR. I agree with the scepticism. I wont be supporting this company anymore.

[@TheNeonArcade]

This is going to be a good one

[@gabrielxfresd7272]

I wish this company to get as successful as Ubisoft.

[@F76dg7eth6]

I heard one of your designers wants to punch gamers. Sane behavior from Cd Projekt as usual.

[@silentgaming2487]

Not only designer, a lead designer and loremaster. Witcher 4 is in good hands indeed lol

[@neonphoenixoriginal]

@@silentgaming2487someone from CDPR will miss the sarcasm, obviously they are taking stupid pils

[@ilias856]

If i was in his spot watching all the dogshit people spew online, i would do the same.

[@Blunderbussy]

I mean, that's a healthy attitude to have. Identifying yourself as a gamer in 2025 is cringe af.

[@Transformers217]

@@Blunderbussy- That’s a good point.

[@the_guy_from_the_voults]

nothing beat the work of the human hands

[@Lyon_Cyborg]

AI can.

[@the_guy_from_the_voults]

@EDYSON-Cyborg you are right but it won't beat CDPR

[@Lyon_Cyborg]

@@the_guy_from_the_voults No one knows for sure, including you. Same goes for me.

[@SMiki55]

​@@Lyon_Cyborg Thou shalt not make a machine in the likeness of a human mind.

[@steveakamoon]

The change of mindset in this company is a shame, its gonna be their economic downfall. Gamers will always remember what you used to represent as a development company.

[@AlbiLeonhart]

i don't consider AI Art as real Art. Art is about human expression, creativity and immagination, something AI will never be able to do or replicate.

[@pinkyjulien]

Thank you for continuing these Podcasts despite all the awful comments! Always a lovely time listening to the guest's life stories and experiences. Keep it up CDPR 🧡

[@nord_nikon]

next up: finding creative ways to punch gamers with your host cian maher

[@neonphoenixoriginal]

I really wish they would too, with me at least. Imagine saying something like that, and a gamer who is 6’5” and muscular walks in…

[@levijosephcreates]

@@neonphoenixoriginal Exactly, the poor little dweeb would be like a deer in the headlights if actually having to fight. Would enjoy watching him try to fight a lot more than anything else CDPR puts out though.

[@Blunderbussy]

snowflake

[@normanstachor8434]

Thank you cd project for creating great games such as The Witcher or Cyberpunk, but personally I won't buy any more games from you as long as people like Cian Maher are working on new games. I do not tolerate ideological fanatics who show racism and are proud of it

[@lambiedan]

Bye bye CDPR, your talent has gone. Rebel Wolfs will be what CDPR could've been if they stayed away from politics, pandeeing and propaganda. Go Rebel Wolfs!!

[@neonphoenixoriginal]

Little to no hope for Cyberpunk’s sequel, which is legitimately sad

[@allhailbaphomet5544]

Woke DEI Detected ... i go too Rebel Wolves Go Woke go Broke

[@gitbuh12345qwerty]

Do you even know how poorly this will age by the time you finally do witcher 4? let alone cyberpunk 2? You are on the wrong side of history!

[@valtech4145]

Que os ha pasado? venís de crear arte y de hacer historia con tw3 y ahora parece que ya no existe ese espíritu de hacer cosas increíbles para todo el mundo y no deberíais rechazar y amenazar a aquellos que apostaron y disfrutaron con vosotros, ojala dejéis la senda ideológica, por que esto os llevara a la ruina, mírese Ubisoft.🤦‍♂ What has happened to you? You come from creating art and making history with tw3 and now it seems that that spirit of doing incredible things for everyone no longer exists and you should not reject and threaten those who bet and enjoyed with you, I hope you leave the ideological path, because This will lead you to ruin, look at Ubisoft.🤦‍♂

[@jmmywyf4lyf]

You have burned too many bridges.. You replaced Bioware as my favorite rpg dev, and have since become everything we hate about game developers! Rip

[@levijosephcreates]

Cian Maher wants the power to punch gamers, bless his little socks. I don't purchase media from activist studio's, won't be purchasing anything from CDPR again, good luck with the modern audience.

[@malo932]

This is how a great company dies: hiring activists

[@be_the_sky_girl]

Greg's attitude to creative work and values behind that resonate with me very much as I'm also strongly rooted in traditional art. My professional route was very different because I just stayed in that trafitional art after some time of struggles between traditional and digital, but I'm so happy to see people like Greg who achieved commercial success through hard work and achieved a position in the industry that allows him to be heard. He can fight for these artistic values and vision and inspire others who maybe gave up with their work at some point, that's really great.

[@morthii]

Warto bylo? Lata wyrabiania sobie solidnej reputacji zeby to wszsytsko wywalic do kosza zatrudniajac jakiegos odklejonego degenerata co sie odgraza ze bedzie graczy bic, zatrudniajac jakies firmy konsultacyjne ktore wciskaja na sile dei? Kto takie decyzje podejmuje, nie widzicie co sie dzieje z innymi studiami ktore zdecydowaly sie indoktrynowac graczy zamiast robic porzadne gry? Serial wam sie podobal i nie chcecie byc gorsi?

[@VinniePaz]

I loved Cyberpunk, but after this BULLSHIT CDPR is on now Im not playing ANYTHING they make. Just another stupid DEI Company now, sad. I will give props for the support (to this day) they gave to turn Cyberpunk around, amazing job. But now, its doesn't matter when the company is going to be pushing this DEI crap. Bye Bye CDPR, you sold TF out!!

[@Blunderbussy]

you love politics more than you love games

[@allhailbaphomet5544]

Look at the woke DEi WEBSITE from CD 😂 ther ar pushing it No one will that, in any Game 😂 politics

[@alimperat0r]

Why are you hiring Cian Maher who hate the consumers of the games you make? That only creates rejection from the fans who have given you money and made you a great company

[@MasterfarceTheatre]

So why does Cian Maher want to punch gamers? Is it in your company's policy to hire such violent people?

[@weplayvrgames]

What's worse is he not being fired for his statements which means the rest of the company agrees

[@notdoxxable6333]

There is gonna be a day when your seats are empty. That will be a great day for gamers.

[@FM-RV87]

Like Ubisoft,..👏

[@dynamicphotography_]

What in the h*ll are you guys doing? Why are you abandoning us? Count me out.

[@cookiecookie88729]

I'm not buying your woke game.

[@VastoBoi]

Delete all DEI garbage like all other decent game companies did, or never implemented it, fire all DEI and other loud talentless "workers" make good games HISTORICALLY AND LORE accurate, i don't mind Cyberpunk being a dystopia with all races, genders bionics etc it fits right, but the moment i see a villages in Witcher 4 with black, asian, middle Easter people im out, and a lot of people will know about it. Some people will say "what you a single dude can change" nothing really, but also a couple of people like me with same opinions can create a whole snowball effect, and as we saw last couple months in such masterpieces like Concord its effective.

[@sebyyyhd]

STOP BEING WOKE

[@Colodr90]

Tendríais que ser tremendamente estúpidos para sacrificar a una saga como The Witcher y a sus fans por el absurdo wokismo, espero que no caigáis en ese error porque como lo hagáis la hostia que os vais a dar en ventas con The Witcher 4 va a ser legendaria.

[@dwmahan]

Can you feel it? The pressure? Knowing what happened to other powerhouse developers who talked down to their consumer base? I know you think you're better, smarter, morally superior... You're non of those things. You despise the people who feed you, soon you won't eat. Looking forward to what Rebel Wolves is cooking up.

[@baaqu69]

just close your company already. it’s over, you’re out of market

[@ZeR0goth]

It's pretty easy to pirate your games... I hope people keep doing it.. It's what you and your triggered developer deserve

[@weplayvrgames]

Sweet baby inc detected , wont be buying or supoorting any more of cd project reds games , not when one of they designers is saying they want to punch gamers Going against what your customers want and insulting them is not going to go well for you guys WERE DONE WITH THE WOKE TRASH!

[@FM-RV87]

But how stupid is it, taking 4 coins for DEI policy and losing 20 coins because people are fed up? Of course where there is DEI I don't invest money, as soon as I see that they enter like a virus it's time to sell the shares,..I've never lost money 😅

[@wongkaisun1147]

So a lead designer wants to punch gamers. What a great company, can’t wait to see Witcher 4 fail.

[@Balorian]

I really miss being excited for a CDPR videos, but with the new hires being anti-gamer, lore breaking, lying to customers and all the discriminatory hiring makes me no longer have faith in their future games. Rather disappointing.

[@irishstew9951]

Company is going to the dogs cause of a bunch of fruity people am working there good luck with the Witcher 4 girl bossed too close to the sun as it's not working for millions of us

[@ryanm5758]

I will not be buying witcher 4. You guys ruined it for me and other loyal fans. Good luck and when you release a remake or another witcher game with geralt as the main character I will come back but until then you will not get 1 more dollar from me

[@Zantsmith]

cdpr is heading the way of concord. rip well.. i should say the new cdpr... we all know the originals are leaving on mass. may those who left go on to create better games again god knows we need them after 2024s majority of slop with a few good ones mixed in

[@connornave93]

CDprojektDED

[@kilmetovart]

Thanks for the cool guests!) It was interesting to listen😌

[@45FortySeven]

Yall are cooked. Cain Maher destroyed everything you worked for 😂

[@ZeR0goth]

I'd like to have a face to face conversation with one of your developers for his pathetic triggered comments.. What a little punk..

[@weplayvrgames]

Exactly would like to see him try and say that to my face , knows where he would end up all bark no bite with these woke little cry babies

[@comalab2387]

W4 looks alright from the trailer but im not interested in supporting companies implemented discriminatory hiring practices. lets see what rebel wolfs will put together.

[@vibeworldmeta]

Not playing any woke man bashing product, sorry. You lost me on this one

[@SkarsnikofdaCrookedMoon0013]

Thanks for not bringing that halfboy of Max. Would't be surprised in the "dude" came wrapped in a rainbow flag.

[@terzaputra3203]

Honestly, CDPR being polish, is the last game studio i thought will be devoured by the tides of DEI. Seems i was wrong indeed.

[@dwmahan]

That's what's most disheartening. So disappointing!

[@wagabunda6210]

the only thing that worries me is that this new show of former CDPR members (vampires game) this trailer is more similar to these witcher 3 trailers than CDPR one With ciri it's all about the fight scenes presentations art style and dialogues it's all more slavic than the latest trailer from The Witcher 4 this showed me that what the game actually looks depends only on a few main people

[@prolanc6355]

Go woke go broke...

[@skelligandude]

Witcher 4 ❌ Wokeshit 4 ✅

[@lixeiradecritica6182]

The Witcher4= WOKE

[@phaserbx]

Witcher is ended in 2015. Witcher 4 broke all the the lore without the consent of the author. I will not buy this marketing shit.

[@hygogc1685]

u guys better not start with the dei crazy stuff and ruin our Ciri !

[@allhailbaphomet5544]

He is a men know look at her 😢

[@Natasha-j3j8f]

Pls, the witcher 4 for pc when it comes out

[@elsopi1704]

CD Projekt Red WOKE 🤮🤮🤮🤮

[@allhailbaphomet5544]

CDProjekt DEI

[@diegotambor9283]

Geralt is the true protagonist of The Witcher, I don't want to be misunderstood. Ciri is a great character, but she doesn't reach Geralt's level, much less trying to imitate his task as Witcher, since she has other qualities that are much more powerful. She will never be able to overcome the test of the herbs. I have played all the games since 2007 until Thronebreaker so I know the lore well. I never thought I would have to write this on an official CDPR channel BUT PLEASE DO NOT DESTROY THE LORE OF THE FRANCHISE.

[@lucieth555]

And yet she is powerful in other ways. I don't think it can ever be so black and white. It's the first game with her as the main character, her journey is just beginning.

[@weplayvrgames]

They don't care it's about pushing the woke agenda for they sweet baby overlords now

[@weplayvrgames]

​@@lucieth555 this isn't cd project red anymore most of original team had left replaced with woke cry babies and shills

[@_zqn]

“That girl,” said Geralt quietly and calmly, “that petite, delicate princess lived through the Massacre of Cintra. Left entirely to her own devices, she stole past Nilfgaard’s cohorts. She successfully fled the marauders who prowled the villages, plundering and murdering anything that still lived. She survived on her own for two weeks in the forests of Transriver, entirely alone. She spent a month roaming with a pack of fugitives, slogging as hard as all the others and starving like all the others. For almost half a year, having been taken in by a peasant family, she worked on the land and with the livestock. Believe me, Triss, life has tried, seasoned and hardened her no less than good- for-nothings like us, who were brought to Kaer Morhen from the highways. Ciri is no weaker than unwanted bastards, like us, who were left with witchers in taverns like kittens in a wicker basket. And her gender? What difference does that make?” - Blood of Elves.

[@TheBigWolfy_Orkide]

As an artist myself, it's so refreshing, and so good to see such awesome artists talking about their crafts and giving advice! Also it's hopeful your views on a.i, it's true it's impossible to replace the human spirit, feeling of the art.

[@BrendonBengtson]

Great conversation!

[@paweburza9408]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@VJMAV]

Temat Dzikiego Gonu nie został w pełni rozwinięty w książkach, więc na jego podstawie powstała gra. Teraz, gdy Ciri jest główną bohaterką, nasuwa się teoria o Niszczycielu Światów... ten tekst o krwi z monety... jeszcze to rozgryzę

[@Kurtisie]

I just wanted to stop by and let you know Cyberpunk is still way broken on consoles and I’ll never buy another game from this horrible studio.

[@C130Charlie]

If I so much even get hit by CD Project Red I will sue big time. And by the way I hate your games.

[@AzeriDervish]

Ehh…CD what have you done…Witcher was the game…..true to lore, welcome diverse elves and gender binding witchers

[@Naxiwuno]

What are you talknin about?

[@AzeriDervish]

@@Naxiwuno have you seen latest trailer?

[@Naxiwuno]

@@AzeriDervish What's up with latest trailer? - Witcher 4 will be game, yes. - It was from first game based on the lore, not 100% true to lore. - i didn't saw "diverse elves" there. - What even "gender binding witchers" mean?

[@olgaart6490]

People replying here apparently really hate art and artists….

[@南宫镜]

The Witcher 4 trailer, unveiled at the 2024 TGA, is a blatant display of CDPR bowing to their DEI overlords. Ciri's grotesquely exaggerated cheekbones-a jarring alteration of her bone structure compared to The Witcher 3-are an insult to fans. If such drastic bone changes are possible over time, then forensic science is a complete farce. This isn't merely a stylistic choice; it's a deliberate rejection of beauty in favor of forced, DEI-driven aesthetics. Ciri's new design is a carbon copy of Lawan from Dying Light 2: the same absurdly high cheekbones, the same narrow top and bottom, wide middle-it's a horrifying, unacceptable mess. CDPR, are you actively courting another Cyberpunk 2077-level disaster?

[@_zqn]

Take a shower

[@карповСергей-ц5о]

Почему вы перестали делать игры а стали заниматься повесткой когда то я помню вы делали игры а не устраивали марши против людей которые вас любили и уважали Очень жаль что вы поддались этой чуме 21 века очень и очень жаль

[@Daddylugosi]

you should add a new street racer gang to night city, woth that comes the possibility for missions and to be able to cuztomise your cars in their garages. also the new gang having a beef with the current one or ones creates missions and other oppertunities.

[@aldinibn-jafar5774]

Bring Geralt back as the protagonist

[@MD-iw2vt]

Great job guys. 👍

[@allhailbaphomet5544]

Yes for the DEI Website 😂 from CD Projekt 😂 its Woke.... go broke

[@MD-iw2vt]

@@allhailbaphomet5544 in your dreams 🤣🤣🤣

[@bro-fx6ny]

Fortnite x cd project red woke colab

[@peacefulanimal4477]

respect to you guys for what you do

[@paweburza9408]

Thank you so much!

[@F76dg7eth6]

Lmao

[@ZeR0goth]

I don't.. They hire triggered developers

[@vibeworldmeta]

Not anymore, cowards

[@weplayvrgames]

Respect what? wanting to punch people for having views ?

[@cellscell3848]

an official PSVR2 mod for Cyberpunk 2077 would be perfect. Luke Ross has done it (unofficially). This game turned out be amazing.

[@mrjet1601]

Bay bay CDPR The Woker 4 she he it gay lesbian fantasy game. You woke you broke

[@wagabunda6210]

interesting interview, in my opinion, relying only on AI would mean the disappearance of human artistic creativity

[@MrChavezLEE]

Hi Guys! I have a big request for You regarding the upcoming Witcher 4 game. I live with handicap, I have retinal and corneal problems. I also suffer from light sensitivity. Because of the darkness of the trailer, it was visible to me. I would like to have a darker mode option in the settings for the game to be lit during the day.

[@allhailbaphomet5544]

Its a Deversity, equity and inclusion team ... dont ask Look at the new team 😂 the old members are gone and have a new Studio Rebel Wolves

[@jasonropata7749]

do you know anyone in the industry that does use AI in there workflow? and how do they use it? i cant image anyone using the image from a prompt in there work and saying they made that image. I'm interested to know who uses AI for inspiration etc and using that as a starting point not a final image

[@Naxiwuno]

In our studio, we using some AI as inspiration same as we doing it with photographs and desogn of other games/artists.

[@jasonropata7749]

@@Naxiwuno thats what i thought AI would be good for, idea generation

[@Fairegames-o9d]

Porque o the witcher 3 não tem dublagem a português brasileiro para contas de poportugal no ps4

[@Ret-t1o]

nice

[@dead_again9839]

Interesting discussion! However I'm consistently disappointed by the corny comments section on these podcasts. Are these people absolutely incapable of nuanced thought?

[@F76dg7eth6]

Explain what you mean

[@45FortySeven]

I don’t know. Can the developers not threaten people and say they wanna punch us that would be great

[@silentgaming2487]

You reap what you sow man. If you hire, as a lead designer and loremaster, a man who openly despises gamers, literaly saying stuff like that he wants to punch them in the face and defending that abominaton the Netflix Witcher show is. And you are suprised fans are salty, annoyed and worried, that their beloved franchise will be completely torn apart by modern political agenda and other bullshit? I swear, so many people these days just absolutely dont understand how basic human behavior works.

[@420YOUKNOWHO]

Please add console mods

[@RivarWayne]

Look at all these kids in the comment being toxic. Its fucking sad man.

[@45FortySeven]

We ain’t kids you got developers that are threatening actual customers and gamers by punching them. If you wanna give money to these assholes go for it, but that’s it for me.

[@RivarWayne]

@ it was one individual lmao CDPR has 900 workers and they are not the baby sitter of everyone who has a twitter account. Twitter is not the real world my guy

[@silentgaming2487]

@@RivarWayne If you think its just this one guy in the whole studio, then you are naive beyond repair man. Witcher 4 is one red flag after another so far, not saying its gonna be 100% woke shitfest, but the patterns are there, anyone who doesnt see them is either completely blind or coping hard and just refusing to see them.

[@RivarWayne]

@ my guy make excuses all you want. Fact is you dont know shit. Accusing the hole studio of shit because you kids cant leave twitter is so typical lol those guys made phantom liberty which was fucking amazing. They did more than enough to earn my trust. You just a angry little internet kid tryna find excuses making everything about wokeness lol

[@levijosephcreates]

@@RivarWayne Am from GenX, can see the pattern of woke DEI nonsense nobody wants, Soyboi Cian Maher is a Franchise & Lore Designer at CDPR, the fact he felt brave enough to post statements without being sacked demonstrates he's with likeminded folk at CDPR. You complain about folks comments here whilst backing up that Soyboi's twitter comments aren't the real world, think fellow, think.

[@ilias856]

Ngl this crying in the comments is hilarious.

[@4HYRULEM4STER]

It smells like sweet baby inc money in here.

[@commissairegordon8769]

I don't give my money to those who hate me. (Ciri is not and can't be a witcher but it's not and it was never a problem to play as Ciri, but you have destroyed the lore for DEI and after that you insuting all of us.....smart move jobless ass holes , smart move 👍)