Larian Studios Will "Refrain From Using GenAI Tools" to Develop Concept Art, But Will Still Try to Apply GenAI Tools Elsewhere

Larian Draws a Clear Line: No Generative AI for Concept Art

The Belgian studio, which has recently been in the news due to Baldur’s Gate 3, has followed through on what it said toward the end of last year.   When Larian Studios announced Divinity at The Game Awards, the team likely didn’t expect the intense backlash that would follow – largely aimed at the studio and CEO Swen Vincke – after he made it clear that Larian had been experimenting with generative AI tools during development. In response, Vinck…

Larian CEO Swen Vincke says it isn't using generative AI for Divinity art anymore, but it's still experimenting with it — "We're trying things out across departments"

According to Larian CEO Swen Vincke, it's no longer using generative AI for Divinity concept art. That doesn't mean the studio isn't still experimenting with it, though.

Larian swears off gen AI concept art tools and says 'There is not going to be any GenAI art in Divinity,' but it's still 'trying [AI] things out across departments'

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Larian will not use generative AI for Divinity concept art

Belgian games developer Larian Studios has confirmed that there will be no generative AI used for concept art during the creation of the upcoming RPG Divinity.

Larian Studios Will "Refrain From Using GenAI Tools" to Develop Concept Art, But Will Still Try to Apply GenAI Tools Elsewhere

When Larian Studios announced Divinity at The Game Awards 2025, it likely did not think what would follow would be swarms of backlash targeted at the studio and its chief executive officer, Swen Vincke. Not because it had announced a new Divinity game, but because Vincke had made it clear that Larian had been experimenting with using GenAI tools in its development process. Those comments came with considerable backlash, to which Vincke responded…