By Fraser Brown
Publication Date: 2025-11-14 15:20:00
Another week, another upswing in the AI discourse. Inspired by Eurogamer’s fascinating, polarizing Arc Raiders review (written by PC Gamer contributor Rick Lane), Arrowhead CEO Shams Jorjani weighed in on the game’s use of AI, the broader discussion surrounding the technology, and how it relates to Helldivers 2.
Speaking on the Game Business Show, Jorjani tries to find a middle ground, even though Helldivers 2 doesn’t use generative AI or machine learning.
“We’re waiting for the courts to decide what is fair use and what isn’t,” he says. “Perhaps there are some similarities with the whole black and white theory of ‘It’s so over, we’re back’, and I find that everything that’s debated in the games industry about AI issues ends up being on both ends of the spectrum.
“Either we have Square Enix executives talking about 77% (the actual number was 70%) being automated through QA, or we have developers feeling like their livelihood or the fabric of their being…
