Survey: 52% of Game Developers View Generative AI as Negative for Industry
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Summary
A new survey from the Game Developers Conference reveals that 52% of game developers believe generative AI is having a negative impact on the gaming industry, with only 7% viewing it positively. The negative sentiment has grown significantly from 18% in 2024 to 30% in 2025, indicating increasing concerns among developers about the technology's effects on their industry.
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· 3 pulled52 percent of respondents said that gen AI is having a 'negative' impact on the games industry, versus just 7 percent who viewed the technology as 'positive.'
Perhaps most startling is how the negative outlook has grown over the years: in 2024, just 18 percent of those surveyed viewed the tech as a negative, and that number jumped to 30 percent in 2025.
According to the most recent survey from the Game Developers Conference, 52 percent of respondents said that gen AI is having a 'negative' impact on the games industry.
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