AI Should Be Embraced, Not Feared, Two Prominent Game Developers Say

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Well-known video game developers Hideo Kojima and Glen Schofield both believe that instead of being worried about artificial intelligence, the industry should welcome and utilize it.

Kojima notes that AI is already helping with brainstorming in creative fields. However, he views AI as a collaborative tool, something to assist rather than replace human creativity. He plans to use AI to speed up development processes, but emphasizes that he will remain in charge of the overall creative direction of his games.

He envisions AI taking over repetitive, time-consuming work to reduce costs and improve efficiency. He doesn’t see it as simply *using* AI, but rather collaborating with it – a true partnership where he stays ahead of the curve by creating *with* AI, not just directing it, according to an interview with Wired.

At Gamescom Asia this week, veteran game developer Schofield – best known as the co-creator of Dead Space and for his work on Call of Duty – shared his thoughts on AI. He’s been experimenting with generative AI for two years and believes it has the potential to solve some of the problems facing the games industry.

According to VGC, he explained that AI isn’t meant to take people’s jobs, but rather to help them work more effectively and quickly. He described it simply as a tool.

So, I was reading an interview with Schofield, and he was saying how everyone’s just *talking* about AI these days, but his team is actually putting in the work to use it. He told The Game Business they’re constantly trying to make their games cheaper to develop, run smoother, load faster, and just generally be better, and AI is a big part of that.

I keep hearing people worry about AI taking jobs, and honestly, it reminds me of when Photoshop and motion capture first came out. Everyone thought *those* would kill jobs, but looking back, they actually created a ton more! I’ve seen this pattern repeat over the years – new tech doesn’t eliminate work, it just shifts things around and ultimately opens up new opportunities.

Schofield thinks the huge amount of money being invested in AI could create a bubble. If that bubble bursts, many smaller AI companies will likely fail, but the most robust and successful ones will survive. This situation is similar to the dot-com bubble of the late 1990s and early 2000s – many internet companies collapsed, but the ones that remained grew stronger and built the internet we use today.

He believes AI won’t ultimately lead to widespread job loss, though there will be challenges initially. He points out that past technological advancements – like cell phones, the internet, computers, and cars – always caused temporary disruption but ultimately created more jobs and entirely new industries. While some roles may be affected, history suggests new opportunities and specialized positions will emerge.

The video game industry has undergone mass layoffs recently, with numerous companies slashing jobs.

For years, Sony has been quietly using artificial intelligence to make games faster, including in the recent Marvel’s Spider-Man 2. Similarly, the team behind the upcoming college football game, CFB 25, at EA Sports believes AI was crucial to its development. However, the use of AI isn’t without consequences, as some developers at Candy Crush, recently laid off by Activision Blizzard, report they are being replaced by the AI tools they themselves helped build. A recent report suggests EA may increase its reliance on AI even further following a recent investment deal.

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2025-10-16 16:10