Konami president: AI unlikely to transform game market
Hideki Hayakawa said in Konami's latest earnings report that people and creators remain the most important factor in making games.
Konami president Hideki Hayakawa said that AI will probably not bring a significant change to the game market, in a statement included in Konami's latest earnings report. The comments were spotted by Dengeki and translated by Automaton.
Hayakawa also dismissed the idea that AI could lower the barrier to entry for aspiring game developers. He said entry barriers have already been lowered by advances in generic game engines and the spread of user-generated content.
Even if the use of AI leads to improvements in production efficiency, Hayakawa said, people and creators remain the most important factors in producing entertaining and innovative video games.
Quick answers
What did Konami's president say about AI in game development?
Hideki Hayakawa said AI probably won't significantly change the game market, and that people and creators remain the most important factor in making entertaining and innovative games.
Where did Hideki Hayakawa make these comments?
The comments appeared in Konami's latest earnings report, as spotted by Dengeki and translated by Automaton.