Shigeru Miyamoto on generative AI and who can make games

AIHideo Kojima tells Game*Spark that AI can raise game development efficiency but may strip away the trial and error that makes creative work valuable. He compares AI tools to Photoshop and word processors, which he does not oppose, but says the enjoyment lies in the making process itself. He says the decision on these issues rests with younger people, adding that he may no longer be alive by then.

AIShigeru Miyamoto, creator of Super Mario and The Legend of Zelda, says generative AI has made it possible for people who are not game designers to make games. He says that if the definition of a game is broadened, everyone can now make one, and he calls this a very good era because the boundary between creators and players has disappeared.

AIShigeru Miyamoto, after receiving Japan's Order of Culture, spoke at a press conference about generative AI and the difference between creating and working. He argues that tools have always automated technique, and that AI exposes whether a creator had vision and intent or was only good at execution. He also says staying rooted in Kyoto, rather than moving to a global hub, kept his work grounded and let it succeed overseas.