Square Enix vets say devs of the future will need to 'master the use of AI', but the human touch will still be vital

AI's a touchy subject in the development industry, but in other areas it's a lot less controversial—take Japan, for instance, which is embracing the technology a lot more than audiences in the West are. That's not to say there isn't any push back at all , mind. Still, an example of how there's more of a positive spin on it overseas comes courtesy of a Famitsu interview (translated here by Automaton ) where seasoned JRPG devs from Square Enix seem broadly positive on the tech—and are repeating some oft-heard talking points that I, at least, am personally very bored of…