Arc Raiders devs "don’t use generative AI," CCO says AI text-to-speech is used to help "make rich worlds" while keeping the studio small but "there's no end goal in replacing any actors"

A screenshot of the upcoming Xbox Series X game, Arc Raiders. .

Embark Studios CCO and co-founder Stefan Strandberg has clarified that the developer didn't use generative AI when making most of its soon-to-be hit extraction shooter Arc Raiders, and the only AI tech that was used during development was for text-to-speech voices.

Arc Raiders came out across PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PS5 earlier today and is swinging out of the gates with a boatload of hype - its first Server Slam test attracted thousands of concurrent players and strong word of mouth - but one specific controversy has dampened the otherwise exciting launch.