'It's Certainly Not a Fad': Bethesda's Todd Howard Confirms Studio Is Not Using AI to Generate Anything, But Can't Deny It Is Here to Stay

'It's Certainly Not a Fad': Bethesda's Todd Howard Confirms Studio Is Not Using AI to Generate Anything, But Can't Deny It is Here to Stay

For a good while now, the gaming industry has been grappling with the controversial integration of generative Artificial Intelligence in game development, with more and more studios and publishers implementing it in a variety of ways. Other studios, however, are still keeping an eye on the technology, only using it as a tool to enhance the human touch that makes games special, such as Bethesda Game Studios with its cautious, hands-off approach. …

Todd Howard says Bethesda won't use AI “to generate anything” as the studio is being “incredibly cautious” to not replace the “artistic intention” of making games

Bethesda Game Studios lead Todd Howard confirms Bethesda won't use AI to generate anything in The Elder Scrolls 6 and Fallout 5.