Epic Games Explores AI Tools to Cut 10-Hour Fortnite Tasks as Industry Push Accelerates
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Updated · Insider Gaming · May 10
Epic Games Explores AI Tools to Cut 10-Hour Fortnite Tasks as Industry Push Accelerates
9 articles · Updated · Insider Gaming · May 10
Stephanie Arnette, a senior external development manager on Fortnite, said at a Gamescom Latam panel that Epic is testing AI tools to support its games and speed development work.
A task that takes one person 10 hours could take less time with AI, Arnette said, framing the effort as an efficiency push rather than a job-cutting program.
Epic is also exploring AI in art workflows, though Arnette did not detail specific uses or tools.
Arnette said AI used in Fortnite would be directed internally by Epic, with little room for outside partners to insert their own systems.
The comments add Epic to a broader games-industry shift toward AI, after Sony recently highlighted generative AI work with Bandai Namco.
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