AI tools in game development — procedural content generation, AI-driven NPC dialogue, automated testing, and art asset generation — began significantly accelerating indie game development while major studios debated the labor implications of reducing artist, writer, and programmer headcount through AI assistance.
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Tagged: AI game dev, Procedural generation, Game AI.