Artist Kenney Vleugels clashes with Musk and Sweeney over AI in games

Veteran game artist Kenney Vleugels urged developers not to let billionaires convince them that AI "slop" is the future of games. Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney pushed back, saying he writes code and follows the tech curve himself, and Elon Musk sided with Sweeney; Vleugels called the disagreement proof he is onto something.

• Vleugels: "Don't let billionaires convince you slop is the future"
• Sweeney said he moved from C to C++ and from 2D to 3D himself
• Musk backed Sweeney: "Tim Sweeney is right (obviously)"
• The spat follows Epic Games' vocal pivot to AI-led development