With the rise of AI in the tech industry in recent years — generative AI, in particular — it's hardly a surprise that its use in gaming has quickly become a hot-button issue. Just a few months ago, Baldur's Gate 3 developer Larian Studios came under fire for revealing it uses generative AI for ideation for its upcoming RPG Divinity, and many game dev executives like Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2's director have weighed in on the topic.
In December, Todd Howard — the executive producer and game director at The Elder Scrolls, Fallout, and Starfield developer Bethesda — shared his thoughts on AI, explaining that he views it as a tool that can and should be used to aid the development process instead of replace human art and creativity. Now, he's further elaborated on what he means.
