Deliverance AMA Gets Bombarded With Questions About AI
Kotaku • • technology
Key Points:
- Warhorse Studios faced backlash during a Reddit AMA after Max Hejtmánek, the English editor and voiceover director for Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, claimed his role was made obsolete in favor of AI translations.
- The AMA, featuring senior staff including creative directors Viktor Bocan and Prokop Jirsa, was dominated by questions about the studio's use of AI, with the team assuring they are hiring human translators and do not plan to replace humans with AI.
- Warhorse Studios clarified that while AI may be used in early production stages, AI-generated content is not used in final game releases, emphasizing their commitment to human talent.
- The studio's initial response to Kotaku was more reserved, but the public AMA and moderator intervention highlighted the strong community opposition to AI replacing human roles in game development.
- The incident underscores the gaming community’s general distrust of AI-generated content and serves as a cautionary example for studios considering AI integration.
