Dan Houser, the co-founder and a former writer at Grand Theft Auto developer Rockstar Games, has shared his views on generative AI use in the gaming industry, stating he believes that the executives heavily pushing its adoption “aren’t fully rounded humans.”

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Speaking with Chris Evans on Virgin Radio UK, Houser criticized AI use, stating that while the technology can be used efficiently, those pushing for its adoption are typically higher-ups at companies that have no true experience in most areas. "Some of these people trying to define the future of humanity, creativity, or whatever it is using AI are not the most humane or creative people," said Houser. "So they're sort of saying, 'We're better at being human than you are.' It's obviously not true."
The writer went on to add that he believes AI will eventually “eat itself,” comparing it to mad cow disease. “I think AI is eventually going to eat itself, because as I understand it – which is really superficial – the models scour the internet for information, but the internet’s going to get more and more full of information made by the models, so it’s sort of like when we fed cows with cows and got mad cow disease,” he said. “I can’t see how the information gets better if they’re already running out of data. It will do some tasks brilliantly, but it’s not going to do every task brilliantly.”
Houser, who left Rockstar back in 2020, is currently promoting his first novel, "A Better Paradise Volume One: An Aftermath," which features a video game project that goes wrong when the AI created to assist in its development is given too much power. The book is set in the “Absurdaverse,” the universe created by his new company, Absurd Ventures, that the studio’s upcoming game will also be set in.
AI use has increased dramatically in recent years across all industries, thanks to rapid advancements in the technology such as OpenAI's ChatGPT and its recently released Sora 2 video generation tool. Major game publishers such as Activision Blizzard and EA have confirmed that the tech is used in their development workflows, with the latter accused of forcing its adoption across all departments, including instructing artists to train AI using their own artwork.

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Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser says executives supporting AI use are "not the most humane or creative people"