All Game Creators Will Be Unemployed In 50 Years Due To AI, Says NieR Automata Director

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"Game Creators Will Be Treated Like Bards."

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  • Yoko Taro, the director of Nier: Automata, believes AI will replace all jobs in the gaming sector within about 50 years.
  • As per the game creator, the technology will be able to recreate any scenario imaginable.
  • Consequently, Game developers won’t be needed anymore and will be as obsolete as bards.

Regardless of the area of interest we discuss nowadays, AI is a major point of contention in all of them. Every medium of art, from film to gaming, is riddled with questions about the use of technology and its resulting impact on the human element.

Major companies like Xbox and Sony are already using extensive AI in game development, and according to one of gaming’s most influential creators, if this continues, there will be no jobs left in the gaming industry.

Why This Matters: The impact of AI on the validity of art and employment is something that needs attention, and one of gaming’s biggest auteurs pointing this out is important.

NieR: Automata
NieR: Automata had a Switch version that released in 2022.

In a new interview with FamitsuYoko Taro stated that all game creators will be unemployed in half a century, largely due to the implementation of AI. The man behind Nier Automata explained further, saying all developers will be treated like bards and AI will be able to recreate any scenario imaginable.

Hence, there will be no need for developers to create video games skillfully, and AI will take over instead, generating content based on user feedback, as per Yoko Taro. 

I also think that AI will make all game creators unemployed,”In 50 years, game creators may be treated like bards.

AI has been a contentious topic in the gaming world, with various stances on the technology. Take-Two’s Strauss Zelnick stood by AI, stating that the technology would not lead to job losses but rather result in a significant increase in employment opportunities.

Xbox Muse AI
Xbox Muse AI.

Others, like Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2’s Daniel Vavra, have also expressed similar views, hoping that the technology will help speed up the game development process. Therefore, it’s safe to say that many opinions are in contrast with Yoko Taro’s views, and both sides have valid arguments. 

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