# Peter Molyneux speaks candidly about AI: ‘We, as the industry, are pretending we’re not using AI, but the reality is, it’s almost impossible to code now without using AI’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/peter-molyneux-speaks-candidly-about-ai-we-as-the-industry-are-pretending-were-not-using-ai-but-the-reality-is-its-almost-impossible-to-code-now-without-using-ai/
- Published: 2026-10-27T13:30:01+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-07T06:11:16+00:00
- Original publisher: PC Gamer
- Original article: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/strategy/peter-molyneux-speaks-candidly-about-ai-we-as-the-industry-are-pretending-were-not-using-ai-but-the-reality-is-its-almost-impossible-to-code-now-without-using-ai/
- Topics: AI, Entertainment, Gaming, Technology

## Key points

- Molyneux says AI use in game development is increasingly hard to avoid.
- He estimates 12% of consumers reject games with any AI.
- AI could speed up early design and prototyping work.

## Summary

Peter Molyneux says game developers are increasingly using AI tools, often without declaring it, and argues that AI is becoming difficult to avoid in coding. His comments highlight a tension between developers’ adoption of the technology and consumer concerns about AI-generated content.

Molyneux cited a survey in which 12% of people said they would never buy a game containing AI; he estimated another 18% might be deterred. He said AI can speed up early concept art and prototypes from weeks or months to minutes or a day, while acknowledging it is not yet reliable enough for final-quality game assets. He predicts AI will become closely integrated with tools such as Unity and Unreal within a year.

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