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AI encroaches on game art, but studios still hire Southeast Asian talent

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Video game studios are increasingly using AI for tasks like coding and asset creation, potentially displacing human workers. Despite this trend, many studios continue to hire human animators, particularly from Southeast Asian countries like Thailand, Malaysia, and Vietnam, due to lower labor costs compared to Western or Japanese artists. The long-term viability of these human roles in the face of advancing AI technology remains uncertain. AI

IMPACT AI's growing capabilities in art and coding may displace human jobs in the gaming industry, though lower labor costs in Southeast Asia currently offer a partial reprieve.

RANK_REASON The article discusses the impact of AI on the art industry and employment, but does not announce a new product, research, or significant event.

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AI encroaches on game art, but studios still hire Southeast Asian talent

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Aidan Jones ·

    Humans vs AI art: why game studios hire Southeast Asian talent

    Video game companies have long been at the vanguard of artificial intelligence, using it in its more nascent form to dictate non-player character behaviour, simulate crowds and adjust game difficulty on the fly years before the advent of chatbots like ChatGPT. Today, the technolo…

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