Why would a game development pedigree correlate with rejecting AI? As Carmack said:

> AI tools will allow the best to reach even greater heights, while enabling smaller teams to accomplish more, and bring in some completely new creator demographics.

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jsheard 8 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Carmack isn't exactly a neutral observer here, his main gig since quitting VR has been as the founder of a VC-backed AI startup. He has a clear financial interest in joining the chorus of AI boosters.

	▲	indy 7 hours ago \| parent [-]
		A less cynical interpretation of his actions would be that he's never shown to be motivated by money and is working on technology that interests him and that he can make an important contribution to

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tkel 9 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

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MasterScrat 8 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Are you saying Carmack isn't a "talented and successful developer"?

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	▲	coldpie 2 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		I hate to say it but honestly, kinda, yeah... I do think that. Has he done anything significant since the early 1990s? All I've known him for since then is wasting a bunch of years spinning wheels at a virtual reality toy company and posting on Elon Musk's child pornography platform. I would not look to Carmack for tech inspiration in 2026, personally.

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Cthulhu_ 9 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Slop is a garbage in, garbage out deal - in the hands of a competent developer who can review the changes, AI generated code is fine.