Level-5 president Akihiro Hino believes that 80-90% of video game coding is being done by artificial intelligence. The news comes from a recent interview with Japanese gaming site Famitsu. He went on to say that on order for developers to be the best in the business they will need to be “fully proficient at using AI tools, and to use their aesthetic sense to further refine their work.” Here’s what Mr. Hino had to say:
“Through this program, I hope many of you will get to soar to the global stage as game developers. While I am also actively working as a developer, I’ve recently found myself thinking that AI technology is encroaching upon the creative world.
Currently, around 80~90% of codes are written by AI and then fixed up and finalized by human programmers. In other words, it means that right now, around 80~90% of games are made by AI.
And it does not just stop at programming – AI technology is encroaching on art, music and even game design on a large scale. Not to mention that it’s already becoming common sense in the creative world to rely on the power of AI to boost work efficiency.
That is why I believe that “aesthetic sense” is a necessary skill for game developers.”
