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Hey, Game Devs: The ‘Placeholder Assets’ Excuse For Using AI Is Running Really Thin

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Hey, Game Devs: The ‘Placeholder Assets’ Excuse For Using AI Is Running Really Thin from the be-better dept We’ve been talking a lot of about the use of artificial intelligence lately, for obvious reasons. Many of those conversations have revolved around the video game industry and I’ve been fairly vocal about pushing back against the “all AI is bad everywhere forever” dogma that I see far too oft...
The strongest version of this narrative is that the gaming industry is grappling with a transparency crisis. Developers like Pearl Abyss are caught between the efficiency gains of AI and the backlash from players who feel deceived by undeclared AI use. The apology and corrective action taken by Pearl Abyss suggest an awareness of the problem, but the repeated nature of such incidents—framed as "accidental" inclusions—undermines trust. This pattern echoes the broader tension between technological...