2 weeks ago - Vincke reiterated in the interview that the studio isn't using generative AI to create any of the art, voices, or writing we see in its games. After the interview was published, he also said that "pushing hard" isn't a correct characterization of Larian's AI policy and that AI is not being used "to develop concept art" in his view—though it is being used in "the very early ideation stages."

2 weeks ago - We did not discuss generative AI. Naturally, I am kicking myself about that. While I figured that Vincke might be more 'pragmatic' about the technology than many - he is, after all, a CEO, not a concept artist - it has genuinely never occurred to me that Larian might make use of such tools in any kind of deliberate, systematic way.

2 weeks ago - Vincke made clear the tech was only being used for things like placeholder text, PowerPoint presentations, and early concept art experiments and that nothing AI-generated would be included in Larian’s upcoming RPG, Divinity.

2 weeks ago - In a post to social media, Vincke said Larian is "not replacing concept artists with AI" and that the developer uses it "to explore things."

2 weeks ago - Divinity, the next game from Baldur's Gate 3 devs Larian, employs AI and machine learning, but not at the expense of creators, Swen Vincke says.

6 days ago - The game was reviewed poorly for reasons that have nothing to do with use of AI, as I myself pointed out in the post. One commenter even suggested that this might all be an attention-grabbing thing to propel the studio and game into the news, so small and unknown as they are. Larian Studios is not unknown.

1 week ago - The fiasco began when a Bloomberg interview with Larian CEO Swen Vincke suggested "Larian has been pushing hard on generative AI," though both Vincke himself and publishing director Michael Douse clarified the studio isn't "pushing hard" for AI and is offering it as an optional tool for devs that want to generate a reference image for Larian's concept artists to use.

2 weeks ago - Back at GDC last year, Vincke discussed the topic of AI with Eurogamer. "So, we certainly don't see it as a replacement for developers," he said. "But we do see it as something that allows us to do more stuff." He continued: "I do see it as an additional tool that you can put on top of the things that are in the game. And we're certainly doing experiments with that. But as I said, it's still far from being usable in that sense." In the same Bloomberg interview, Vincke declared Larian's forthcoming Divinity game as "us unleashed", confirming it will be a turn-based RPG.

2 weeks ago - Under Vincke, Larian has been pushing hard on generative AI, although the CEO says the technology hasn’t led to big gains in efficiency. He says there won’t be any AI-generated content in Divinity — “everything is human actors; we’re writing everything ourselves” — but the creators often use ...

2 weeks ago - This morning, the news broke that Larian Studios, developer of Baldur's Gate 3 and the upcoming, just-announced Divinity, is apparently using generative AI behind the scenes. The backlash has been swift, and now Larian founder and game director Swen Vincke is responding to clarify his remarks.

2 weeks ago - Don’t think anyone cared too much when E33 used AI for placeholders as well. Continue this thread Continue this thread Continue this thread Continue this thread Continue this thread ... At least Arc Raiders has disclosed it on Steam so that people know. Expedition 33 still has no disclosure despite AI generated content being found in the game. Larian seem to be being open about it, which is the best we can ask for I think.

2 weeks ago - The CEO added that there won't be any AI-generated content in Divinity, Larian's upcoming RPG announced last week at the Game Awards. "Everything is human actors; we're writing everything ourselves," he said. As with elsewhere in the industry, the use of gen AI has led to some pushback at Larian, "but I think at this point everyone at the company is more or less OK with the way we're using said," Vincke told Bloomberg.

2 weeks ago - Update 12/16/2025, 1:21 p.m. ET: Vincke has since responded to backlash over the studio’s use of AI with a longer statement to IGN about how Larian is and isn’t using the technology:

1 week ago - The controversy started after CEO Swen Vincke spoke in an interview about how the studio has experimented with AI tools during development of its next Divinity game. His remarks were interpreted by some fans as Larian embracing AI in ways that could affect creative jobs or end up in the final game.

2 weeks ago - Why are you being downvoted, people cant read they still have concept artists, don't use anything aI uses and just use it in the brain storming phase but everything they use is from the actual artists they still pay for. Continue this thread ... What a bummer. I hope they reconsider. ... Larian will presumably be using Tencent approved 'AI' LLMs, where did the people at Tencent or Yuanbao get the data to train the LLM?

1 week ago - Following multiple days of criticism from fans and fellow game developers over the studio's use of generative AI, Baldur's Gate 3 and Divinity maker Larian Studios CEO Swen Vincke has announced an AMA (Ask Me Anything, typically on Reddit) in the new year, inviting people to ask members of different Larian departments "any questions you have about Divinity and our dev process directly."

2 weeks ago - Baldur's Gate 3 dev Larian Studios has responded to criticism of AI usage

1 week ago - It's been a bad few days for Larian Studios and CEO Swen Vincke. Instead of basking in the glory of its first post-Baldur's Gate 3 project, revealed at The Game Awards as Divinity, the studio has been dealing with the ugly aftermath of Vincke's comments about the use of generative AI at Larian.