Final Fantasy veterans: AI can't take a game idea from 0 to 1

Hiromichi Tanaka, Kouichi Ishii and Yoshinori Kitase discussed AI in game development in a Famitsu interview marking the Mana series' 35th anniversary. They said AI can speed up prototyping and help small teams, but turning an idea into a game "from 0 to 1" still requires people.

• Kitase: AI could become a tool like Unity and Unreal Engine
• Ishii: faster prototypes leave more time for testing and refinement
• AI-only results may look polished but feel cold and lack human touch
• Over 85% of Japanese developers use or consider using AI