Square Enix is the latest video game publisher to push for AI usage in video game development, aiming to let it handle a critical part of development almost completely by 2027.

As part of the company's latest earnings report, the Japanese publisher shared a Progress Report on its Medium-Term Business Plan , detailing some of the initiatives underway to boost long-term growth, which include promoting AI utilization in Japan. This is being achieved through the initiation of joint research with the Matsu Laboratory at the University of Tokyo, aimed at improving the efficiency of game development processes using AI technology.

The current goal of this joint research project is to automate 70% of QA and debugging tasks in game development by the end of 2027. This will "improve the efficien

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