Take-Two lays off AI team
Eurogamer • • general
Key Points:
- Take-Two Interactive has laid off its entire AI team, including the head of AI, signaling a shift away from AI-driven development despite industry trends favoring AI tools.
- CEO Strauss Zelnick has expressed skepticism about AI's ability to create original content, emphasizing a preference for human creativity in game development.
- The former head of AI, Dicken, highlighted his team's seven years of experience in developing innovative technology to support game creation and is now focusing on AI consulting through his new company, LuDic AI.
- Zelnick compared AI fears to past technological disruptions, asserting that new technologies do not necessarily destroy industries but coexist with traditional methods.
