Former GTA 6 and Red Dead Redemption 2 artist says a lot of AI is "crap" and "you can't replace people" with it, even if it is useful for "tedious tasks"

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A former Rockstar Games environment artist with credits on GTA 6, Red Dead Redemption 2, and more says that, while AI could be useful for "automating the tedious tasks" in game development," the tool "has the appearance of being amazing, but it's not."

David O'Reilly was at Rockstar Games for over 12 years as an environment artist, in which time he worked on Red Dead 2, GTA 5, and even GTA 6 before he eventually left the company in 2023. During a new interview with YouTube creator Reece "Kiwi Talkz" Reilly (below), the artist was asked if he shares the same opinion as fellow Rockstar veteran Obbe Vermeij, who recently predicted that "GTA 7 will be cheaper to make than GTA 6" because "the bulk" of development could be taken over by AI.