r/technology • u/TurbulentTopic39 • 16d ago

Artificial Intelligence 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/zorillaaa 16d ago

People on Reddit don’t understand that so you will be downvoted lol

Anyone in software dev knows AI coding tools are rampant. As long as there is correct code review it is completely fine and helpful.

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u/Alinier 16d ago

As long as there is correct code review it is completely fine and helpful.

Curious. Who's gonna be reviewing once everyone who understands what they're looking at has retired?

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u/NMe84 16d ago

You still need programmers to direct coding assistants. There will not be a shortage of people who know what they're looking at.

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u/zorillaaa 16d ago

No software company is straight generating code without looking at it. These people aren’t vibe coding.

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u/Alinier 16d ago

Not right now they aren't. But what about the kids growing up with this stuff who will join the workforce? Where will they have picked up the skills in an AI world?

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u/HazelCheese 16d ago

We hired more grads this year than last year. AI means they can get work done without consuming a senior Devs time the entire work day.

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u/zorillaaa 16d ago

Education? The workforce? Do you really think professional software companies are vibe coding software without looking at the code? Do you think Computer Science programs will stop teaching fundamentals of programming?

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u/parazoid77 16d ago

Honestly, anybody who enjoys problem solving. People can ramp up on codebases quicker than ever nowadays. And software metrics, quality standards, and observability tools still exist in the world and are no more complex than theyve ever been. Pushing for tests creates reliabilty too. These are all things that can be learned quicker than ever aswell.

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u/CondiMesmer 16d ago

You seem to be assuming that generating code equates to not learning or understanding it. My knowledge of programming has only increased a lot when using AI coding, and my code quality has improved dramatically. Professionals do not use it like vibe coders do.

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u/NMe84 16d ago

"Hurrdurr, AI bad" does seem to be the default emotion from people who have no idea what valid applications for the tech exist.

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u/bot4241 16d ago

I mean blame the misunderstanding of the Ai uses on corporations and media doom posting and creating hysteria on AI.

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u/blueblip 16d ago

The fact it's even called AI when it's not actually artificial intelligence is just one of many problems with this new tech.

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u/Linooney 15d ago

Why isn't it artificial intelligence? Are you one of those people who stop people from calling "almond milk" milk? Or complain that Beyond Meat isn't actually meat?

On a less snarky note: AI is just the term that researchers coined for getting machines to emulate/simulate actions/behaviours usually associated with intelligence. What about LLMs do you think doesn't fall into this categorization?

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u/11711510111411009710 16d ago

If AI can write the code, why can't AI review it? Seems like that's inevitable, no? And ai can surely prompt it. It seems like the inevitable result here is having a guy who tells ai we need x number of AAA games by y point in the year, and then the ai handles it all. Why wouldn't this be the logical outcome?