Todd Howard, the executive producer at Bethesda Game Studios, has shared his thoughts on AI use in game development, calling it a "tool." The Bethesda lead isn't alone in expressing his opinion, as many developers and publishers have been sharing their thoughts on the technology and its use in the game industry recently.
AI's use in game development has been a divisive subject, to say the least. Opinions on the matter vary wildly, with some developers fearing the loss of their jobs and others seeing advantages to using the technology. Outspoken gamers have also shared a fair number of objections to its use in games.
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The Bethesda exec shared his thoughts recently on the use of AI in making games with Eurogamer, referring to AI as a tool. Howard said that creative intention is "number one", but added that "I think we look at it as a tool for, is there a way we can use it to help us go through some iterations that we do ourselves faster. Not in generating things, but we are always working...
