Epic shifts to ‘AI-accelerated development’ for upcoming Disney game
Epic Games plans to use AI to generate code and art for an unannounced Disney game, which is now delayed from its original March release window, according…
The Verge reports: Epic Games plans to use AI to generate code and art for an unannounced Disney game, which is now delayed from its original March release window, according to a report from Bloomberg.
The project's developers have been given an "AI-first" mandate directing them to use tools like Anthropic's Claude more to finish the game.
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