Five Chickens is a strategy-simulation-puzzle game released as a web browser title in May 2022. The game has recently drawn attention through an unusual connection to Humankind 2's marketing efforts. After its new trailer faced widespread accusations of being AI-generated, developer Amplitude Studios issued a response claiming the video was genuinely created by humans - and notably included five chickens in the production process. The studio even released behind-the-scenes footage to substantiate the claim, turning what might have been a routine marketing moment into an unexpected point of discussion around game development transparency and AI skepticism in the industry.
via Eurogamer
A large portion of the internet pointed their virtual fingers at Humankind 2's new trailer and shouted 'AI slop!' Developer Amplitude Studios is now denying those claims and has even released a behind-the-scenes clip to prove a whole human crew (plus five chickens) made the Games…