Square Enix, unfortunately, looks to be another video games firm embracing generative AI, as it posts plans to have 70% of its development QA and debugging handled by the controversial method by the end of 2027.
As part of a progress report in its medium-term business plan, the publisher confirmed it’s working with a laboratory at the University of Tokyo to improve “the efficiency of game development processes through AI technologies”. More than ten members from the university and Square Enix are working towards the goal to “automate 70% of QA and debugging tasks in game development by the end of 2027”.
By embracing generative AI, Square Enix thinks it will “improve the efficiency of QA operations and establish a competitive advantage in game development”. The knock-on effect is, of course, redundancies for those working in the field.
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Square Enix isn’t the first developer to confirm plans to include AI usage during game development, and it won’t be the last either. Krafton is spending $70 million to become an “AI-first company”, while EA has an AI deal in place that it believes will “empower” its employees to reimagine workflows and boost “the creative power of our teams”.
[source videogameschronicle.com]
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