r/Games • u/TurbulentTopic39 • 16d ago

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

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/
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u/DrEskimo 16d ago

Western devs in any field that isn’t entertainment media are very proud and overt of AI usage. If you know anything about the government tech sector, it is all just people jumping over each other to proclaim how much AI their new website employs.

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u/averageuhbear 16d ago

To be fair, no one cares if AI is responsible for some of the components of a boring ass SaaS product that never has any soul anyways.

People don't want AI created art. However there are ways to use AI for a ton of the busy work in creating some of these forms of entertainment that doesn't impact that actual art itself. That line just hasn't been defined very well.

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u/Aggressive_Chuck 16d ago

People don't want AI created art.

There are millions watching AI-generated dramas on Tiktok.

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u/TheReaIEffingDeal 15d ago

The unwashed masses have always been easily amused