【Industry News】XD Inc. CEO Huang Yimeng: AI Replacing Localization and Art Outsourcing is Now Reality

Recently, Huang Yimeng, the CEO of XD Inc., revealed a major industry shift: several game development teams have officially begun replacing human-led localization and art outsourcing with AI. This update has triggered intense discussion within the NGA community.

The community's reactions have been divided. Many users argue that this "replacement" is simply a natural evolution of the outsourcing industry—what was once done by low-level human labor is now being offloaded to AI for better efficiency and lower communication costs.

During the discussion, most users agreed that this is an inevitable outcome of technological progress. Some compared AI in art to CNC machines in manufacturing, suggesting that while AI excels at basic tasks, high-level work still requires human expertise. Others jokingly noted that the rise of AI could be a game-changer for manga fans, potentially eliminating the language barriers for foreign content.