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Nintendo's legendary Kirby designer Masahiro Sakurai weighs in on gen-AI, saying "it has yet to gain my trust" but not to reject it completely
Masahiro Sakurai, the designer behind many iconic Nintendo franchises such as Super Smash Bros. and several Kirby titles, has weighed in on the ongoing discussion of generative-AI use in game development.
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Masahiro Sakurai, the designer behind many iconic Nintendo franchises such as Super Smash Bros. and several Kirby titles, has weighed in on the ongoing discussion of generative-AI use in game development. At an event celebrating the release of his new book - Masahiro Sakurai’s Thoughts on Games - the veteran director told Famitsu he hasn't and currently isn't using the technology to make games, noting that the role of a designer is to generate ideas.
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