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AdHoc Rules Out AI for Dispatch’s Creative Roles

The studio credits standout performances alongside strong early sales for keeping production human‑led.

Overview

  • Creative director Nick Herman said AI is a production tool rather than a creative one and cannot match what actors Aaron Paul and Jeffrey Wright delivered.
  • Executive producer Michael Choung said the team is monitoring AI but finds current results unconvincing and rejects pursuing a “good enough” standard.
  • AdHoc emphasized that its projects must be made by people and said it is not focused on reducing headcount to ship games.
  • The developers said they will not judge other studios’ decisions on AI even as they decline to use it for voice acting or core creative work.
  • Dispatch, a $30 episodic adventure for PS5 and PC from former Telltale and Ubisoft staff, sold over 1 million copies in 10 days and is tracking to meet its lifetime sales projection in about three months.