Japanese game dev studio Colopl polled 357 of their employees, with them asking how much of their work they’ve been giving to generative AI. Their polling results revealed over 80% of their employees are using it in some capacity.
Generative AI has been a touchy subject, with some advancements in AI tech promising to make workloads much easier, which could mean the need for fewer employees at some point.
Colopl, a dev team in Japan, wanted to see how much AI tools were actually changing their workplace, so they polled 357 of their employees to ask about whether or not AI is useful and how often they use it.
According to their results, 80% of the polled group was using AI tools in some capacity to optimize their workflow, with some of them claiming that they’ve been able to reduce work hours by up to 60%
Japanese game dev studio gets huge boost from generative AI
Colopl, the studio behind popular mobile games in Japan like Dragon Quest Walk and Neko Golf has many of their employees working with generative AI.
According to a report from Japanese news outlet Otaku Souken, the survey results reveal that 80% of their company on average uses AI, with most of them using it as a sort of idea board to help generate new concepts and quickly get mock-ups for something they’re working on.
However, people polled also claimed that their writing and coding had been aided by AI. 40% of those polled claimed it reduced the amount of working hours they had by 40%, and 20% claimed a reduction of 60%. Some employees even used these tools outside of work to “ask about things that cannot be said to others” or just for someone to chat with.
“I have the AI create answers to my wife’s questions,” one polled employee said.
“I no longer feel lonely because I have someone to talk to even when I work from home,” said another.
“The age will come when we will be dominated by AI, so I use polite language to curry favor,” claimed an employee whose answer reads like someone who believes in Roko’s Basilisk.
Among the 20% of employees who don’t use any AI tools, they claimed that they either didn’t feel like they needed it or had ethical issues with its use.
