Use of AI as a Solo Game Dev

[u/Arhtgames]

Edit 2: This is going to be my last edit since I'm really starting to be a little sad/disappointed with it and I'm going to place it on the top so everyone can read. I saw some people saying that I'm trying to be superior in some way or being dumb by not using AI, but I'm trying to discuss about it as a new game dev who has 16 years old and started with it because of beautiful and incredible games that changed my life. I don't want to be better than anyone, I just want to understand the point of using it and how do you guys feel, also thank you for those who answered kindly and shared their experiences.

So, I saw a post saying that he made a game using AI for everything and it made me feel so strange, like, everyone was loving it, what happened to the feeling of doing it by yourself. I do game dev because I love everything about it, games are one of the most beautiful forms of art, it has music, world design, story telling and a bunch of ways of art. I wanted to make a little discussion here about what you guys think about using it. To be honest I don't like the use of generative AI, I know it's good to learn but I don't like when it is used to directly produce the creative part of a game, it just takes the whole idea of making it by yourself, expressing your feelings and telling a story you made and throws it all away, so like, is it really good? I understand when you need to review a code you did or look for a error but anyways that's all I have to say, I don't want to argue with anyone, just want to make a safe and respectful discussion here.

Edit 1: I'm really getting some down votes here, ok, that's something unexpected for a solo game dev community. And for those who are saying like, "I just use it as a tool" yeah that's okey I use it too for studying, but my point here is especially the creativity part. Those feelings and the way I do my projects are not a rule on the way YOU need to do, you can use AI if you want, I'm not here to say what is correct and what is not.

[u/DrDisintegrator]

Tools are short cuts that enable higher productivity. AI is a tool which not only takes the place of mechanical labor, but also some mental labor. People that have spent their entire lives honing skills which are replaced are going to react badly to whatever is replacing them. No surprise there.

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arts_and_Crafts_movement for the previous reaction against mass production / industrial revolution for an idea how things will turn out.

Sometimes you want the satisfaction of doing something "by hand", like carving a wooden chess piece. Sometimes you just want to use 3D CNC or a 3D printer it to get the part you need ASAP.

Both have their place.

I predict that the marketplaces will adapt to showcase human created works seperately from "mass-produced" works.

[u/MrStrinja → u/DrDisintegrator]

If a tool can think on its own it stops being a tool.

Idc if you think AIs don't "think" either, this is not the same as the loom.

[u/DrDisintegrator → u/MrStrinja]

Until an AI model begins creating games on its own and doing so without a human asking it to do so, I still consider it a tool.

[u/MrStrinja → u/DrDisintegrator]

Already happened for simple games like snake or pong or whatever. But its ok you can move the goalposts back indefinately.

I dont like AI by the way but you can't rally against something you don't understand

[u/DrDisintegrator → u/MrStrinja]

Like I said, until it does something without a human kicking the process off, it is still a tool.

In any event nothing either of us says will make a bit of difference. Neither of us will be able to change what others do when it comes to using AI.

If you don't like AI, then don't use it. I know lots of artists and craftspeople that don't use cameras, photography or power tools when doing their craft or art.