I’m extremely against the use of AI in game development, I will never use AI to create ideas, code, or anything else in my game. I don’t like generative AI.
The other day, I was talking to my brothers, one of them is taking a game dev class, and, he was telling me that if I want to do anything in game dev, I’m going to need AI. He said I’d especially need AI for coding if I want to make it anywhere, especially if I want to not have to actually make the code.
But, if I don’t want to take the time to make code, why would I make it at all? Why would I get an AI to do it for me? What’s the point in that? It’s like getting some random guy to do all of your work for you, why even bother at that point?
Game development and game design are my passions, I love it, it’s one of my favorite things ever. And I don’t wanna use AI for it, I want to do it by hand.
So, I’ll ask now, is it true? Is he correct? Will I need to use AI if I want to make it anywhere? I don’t want it to be that way, that sounds awful. I know I CAN do it myself, but will doing it myself rather than using AI end up hurting me in the long run?
Sorry for the long text. This got sorta vent-y. I also don’t really know what flair to use, so I picked discussion.
EDIT: I guess I should specify, I’m not too concerned about being left in the dust. I don’t exactly have competition. I’m really just doing this for me.
EDIT 2: I guess I can see why some people like to use AI. And if you do, that’s okay, it’s your game, your choice. However, I don’t agree, much less like the sentiment that you won’t make it anywhere without AI. I understand it can be helpful, that it can speed up the process, but it’s also not 100% trustworthy, and it’s DEFINITELY not 100% necessary. You can do just fine without AI. Team cherry doesn’t use AI, Yacht Club doesn’t use AI, Toby Fox doesn’t use AI, those are all indie. Nintendo doesn’t, Capcom doesn’t. Efficiency is good, but speed is NOT the same as efficiency. Just because it’s faster doesn’t mean it’s better. Especially because I’m in this for myself, not anything else.
So, in conclusion, I’ve settled on my verdict. I will not be using AI. It‘s poisonous, can only mimic human thought processes, and often gets stuff wrong. This is my project, not anyone else’s. If I get left behind, then okay, because I’m in this for the myself. Besides, even then, it’s not guaranteed that it won’t be successful. Team Cherry is comprised of three people, didn’t use AI, their games took a famously long time to come out, and yet they were still very successful.