Shen Boyang holds a pop-up event, the main visual apologizes for the AI controversy and announces his suspension

Shen Boyang attended the soapbox pop-up event at Songshan Field. (Photo by reporter Dong Guanyi)

Shen Boyang, a Taipei mayoral candidate from the Democratic Progressive Party, held his third soap box flash mob at the Taipei Arena in Songshan District at 5 pm today (30th) after Nangang and Wanhua. Before the event started, in response to a picture in the morning press conference that was suspected of using AI to generate pictures, which caused dissatisfaction among other creators, Shen Xian posted an apology on the social platform "Crisp", emphasizing that a painter was indeed hired, and artificial intelligence (AI) was used in the drawing process to assist, and decided not to use this picture anymore. After the event started, Shen was worried that someone wanted to ask this question, but was not drawn, so he explained it again on the spot.

Shen Boyang said, thank you for your love for the "Taipei Ocean Current" event and the main visual. This visual creation was completed by Taiwanese painters and the team. Starting from the concept of "Ocean Current", the world view setting, character and story design, to the overall visual direction and image narrative, were all originally designed by the Taiwanese team and completed through the collaboration of generative imaging technology.

Shen Boyang pointed out that in fact, at the beginning of the proposal, he told the production team that the core of creativity and vision must be led by the creator. AI can be a tool, but it cannot replace human creation. He understands that there is a lot of concern and discussion about how generative AI and creation should interact. He respects the professionalism of each creator and will continue to require a clearer and more responsible production process in the use of new technologies.

Shen Boyang emphasized that there is indeed a painter who uses AI assistance in the drawing process. How to use it and to what extent it can be used are worthy of discussion, "but we have decided not to use this picture anymore." In addition, "Neihu" was mistakenly replaced by "Neihu" in today's briefing. This was a production error by the team. It has been corrected after the meeting. I'm sorry for the inconvenience caused. I didn't see it in the proofreading of the briefing. The team will be asked to be more careful in subsequent production and proofreading. Thank you for your reminder and your willingness to discuss it together.