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Todd Howard Backs AI as a Development Tool, Vows to Preserve Human Artistry

His stance comes during a period of growing AI use under heavy scrutiny.

Overview

  • In a Eurogamer interview at a Fallout season-two event, Howard said AI should speed internal iteration and checking rather than create content.
  • He stressed that creative intention must come from human artists and said Bethesda aims to protect the studio’s artistry.
  • Howard likened AI-assisted workflows to modernizing tools, comparing it to improvements in software that help but do not replace creators.
  • On the same day, publisher Running with Scissors canceled Postal: Bullet Paradise after feedback that the reveal appeared heavily generative-AI produced.
  • Recent surveys from Unity, GDC, and Tokyo Games Show indicate rising adoption across studios, and Epic’s Tim Sweeney recently predicted AI will be involved in nearly all future production.