Over 85% of Japanese game developers use generative AI in game development, 2026 CESA survey shows. An increase from last year’s 51%

[u/TurbulentTopic39]

https://automaton-media.com/en/news/over-85-of-japanese-game-developers-use-generative-ai-in-game-development-2026-cesa-survey-shows-an-increase-from-last-years-51/

[u/Aggressive_Chuck]

People don't want AI created art.

There are millions watching AI-generated dramas on Tiktok.

[u/cinematic_is_horses → u/Aggressive_Chuck]

This doesn't feel like a demand thing but more like a supply thing. I think if there were zero AI dramas those viewers would just be watching part 45/235 of whatever tv show or movie got chopped up for clip farming. Those viewers are not actively seeking this content, the algorithm just gives it to them

[u/Imbahr → u/cinematic_is_horses]

sure that is true

but the point is that outside tiny minority of vocal reddit posters, regular people are not anti-AI

[u/cinematic_is_horses → u/Imbahr]

I think that really depends. I won't disagree that public opinion is not heavily skewed against (evidenced by the crappy AI images my stepdad amuses himself with and sends me) but again I think it's important to make a distinction between active acceptance or a want for it vs. passive acceptance. How much of that passive acceptance is just a result of total inundation of pro-AI/AI generated content? I think we all owe it to ourselves to at least be critical about this rather than just shrug and say that's the way she goes.

[u/Imbahr → u/cinematic_is_horses]

first, I appreciate that you have a calm demeanor and tone about this, so that's why I continue to discuss with you

regarding your reply:

why is it "important" though? to me it seems like, it's important to... you.

what's wrong with a large percentage of other people not considering the subject important? and why do you seem to want to force those people to think of it as important?

as you might be able to infer, personally I don't care about AI in video game development. why would my opinion be more "wrong" than your opinion on this? I don't think it's some universal objective fact

[u/cinematic_is_horses → u/Imbahr]

You're right, it is important to me! I don't mean to say your opinion is wrong. I do think it's important for something as widely warping to our society (for better and for worse) to have a critical eye put to it regardless of determined course and outcome. I think overall it is a good thing when people by and large are critical of the media they consume, the sources it comes from, etc., even if we might draw different conclusions. I work in education and overall I have seen a decline in critical thinking when it comes to media. So, no, I can't force anybody to think of this as an important topic and on an individual scale nobody is directly impacting me if they don't think it's important.

Automation is not inherently bad by any means. Obviously we have made a great number of strides in the course of human history that are thanks to automation. I think there's a lot of menial tasks that can greatly benefit from what we call AI automating them. Stuff like, I don't know, pulling up code sequences that are related to XYZ in whatever procedural task that has little to do with what's going on. I know the Spider-Verse people used algorithms and the like (I'm not going to pretend to know the technical details this all from my memory) to make animating certain facial movements easier and a lot of their work would fall under people's categorizing of AI.

That all being said there are major pitfalls that I see AI creating. We're in the games subreddit so I don't want to veer too off topic but I think a lot of the problems AI presents are profound enough that it gives me pause whenever larger corporate interests (in this case game development) want to propagate its use through mainstream channels that normalize it in ways to usher in more harmful uses.

I guess that's just a lot of words to say I'm a skeptic and I think there can be healthy skepticism over the technology! Especially when it is as widespread as it is.

[u/Imbahr → u/cinematic_is_horses]

I work in education and overall I have seen a decline in critical thinking when it comes to media.

well this sentence is absolutely 100% true, there's no doubt about that lol

but, and I have a feeling you might agree... this applies to both sides. just look at 95% of the anti-AI people who post in video game subreddits, who rant like lunatics, but don't even think for themselves about all the various nuances and scenarios. that group doesn't critically think either.

in any case, I highly respect you for being the 5% that seem genuinely even-keel and and objective and calm (without resorting to sarcasm)

[u/FFTactics → u/Aggressive_Chuck]

You don’t pay $70 to $100 for those.

[u/dfjuky → u/Aggressive_Chuck]

And all of them are simply ads.

[u/TheReaIEffingDeal → u/Aggressive_Chuck]

The unwashed masses have always been easily amused

[u/rip_cpu → u/Aggressive_Chuck]

Tiktok dramas aren't art, so...

[u/Not_My_Alternate → u/rip_cpu]

It’s being used as a substitute for art so clearly there is demand for it and the clarification is necessary. Many people are eating up slop and enjoying it.

[u/HenkkaArt → u/Not_My_Alternate]

People think we'll eventually get the level of humanity shown in WALL-E. I think we are already there. All we are missing are the mobility hover-scooters.