AI was a common theme at Gamescom 2025, and while some indie teams say its invaluable, it remains an ethical nightmare
News Source : Eurogamer.net
News Summary
- Gamescom is a great training ground for younger media that might not have the professional credentials to secure access to more restricted shows like E3.
- This year I noticed a surging trend - an absolute deluge of AI-generated content, especially artwork.
- I'm no great fan of AI, but I also count myself among the pragmatic in that I do think in some ways AI tools are inevitably going to become an indelible part of game development.
- With that said, I understand the use of AI in some places by game developers to speed things up.
- And yet… I feel very queasy about it.
Gamescom is different from a lot of industry trade shows for a variety of reasons, but one of my favorite is how approachable it is. Even when you put the hundreds of thousands of public attendees to [+6315 chars]
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