Epic Games told a team to stop writing code by hand.
Bloomberg reported on 12 October that Fortnite maker Epic Games delayed a Disney game due in March. Epic told staff last week the game would be built with full AI workflows, with no hand-written code. Epic confirmed it is embracing what it calls AI-accelerated development, led by its own developers.
Why it mattersA major game studio is not just allowing AI but ordering it. Bloomberg says Epic had underestimated how many people the game would need.
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