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Previously, the Japanese developer responsible for great hits like Final Fantasy or Kingdom Hearts was completely seduced by the world of Block Chain, NFTs and Artificial Intelligence; technologies that quickly gained a lot of fame, but their use in video games does not provide better results when it comes to reaching a larger audience. With only 6 months of having determined the path to follow, Square Enix retracts the aggressive use of AI, avoiding integrating it into creative processes.
The large development company, like many others, is in a period of experimentation with the objective of finding that project that allows them to have their own Fortnite, something that is almost impossible to replicate because the saturation of the market with so many games of the same style will only make players think that their safe option is the ones they have always played. For this reason, Square was tempted to try new things, as would happen with Symbiogenesis (an NFT game), or with Foamstars (alleged project in which generative AI was aggressively used).
Square Enix retracts its aggressive use of AI
Luckily, on this occasion President Takashi Kiryu wants to move away from generative AIWell, in his own words: «AI itself has tremendous potential. However, there are also many risks involved.«, and this is totally true, because in video game development it can facilitate the implementation of functions in the code, or serve as a tool to correct errors depending on the power of the AI, more so, however, when it comes to art and the visual identity falls short.
«I believe that generative AI has the potential to not only reshape what we create, but also to fundamentally change the processes by which we create.«Kiryu thought a few months ago, but now measures have been taken to regulate the use of AI as a tool, seeking to benefit artists by giving them more creative freedoms.
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«We have introduced a flow whereby AI-related tools are used internally only after they have been properly vetted«, recently declared the director of the developer, demonstrating how Square Enix retracts regarding the aggressive use of AI. We hope that Square Enix's future plans have the priority of expanding its great franchises and bringing them to all possible platforms, since to be the first of the greats to offer a gaming experience with cutting-edge technology such as Block Chain or generative AI and many others It's not always the best idea.