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Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai thinks gen-AI will cause a surge of unoriginal games, but says human creativity can't be replicated

Masahiro Sakurai has spoken about the pitfalls of generative AI use in game development, saying that while he believes the technology will result in a surge of unoriginal video games, human creativity - such as that shown by designers…

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Masahiro Sakurai warned that generative AI will likely flood the market with unoriginal video games, arguing that human creativity—exemplified by designers such as Ico’s Fumito Ueda—cannot be duplicated by the technology. Speaking to Japanese outlet Denfaminicogamer, he reflected on his recent retirement from judging the Game Designers Awards and noted the dramatic rise in game releases since the awards began. In 2010, Steam saw 275 titles, while more than 19,000 games have launched this year.

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