The CEO of Shift Up asserts that artificial intelligence is crucial for smaller countries aiming to compete against the workforce strength of China and the United States
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Publish Date: 2026-01-13 14:07:00
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- Hyung-tae Kim, head of Shift Up, stresses the need for South Korea to adopt AI to remain competitive against larger gaming nations like China and the United States.
- Kim highlighted the size disparity in game development teams, revealing that Shift Up’s teams are much smaller compared to Chinese firms.
- He argues that AI could significantly enhance productivity and job security by adding value to developers skilled in AI techniques.
- Kim mentions that South Korea’s limited capacity to compete in content quality and volume positions AI as a necessary tool for maintaining competitiveness.
- Larian Studios, a Belgian game studio, announced their new RPG Divinity will not use generative AI for concept art, following backlash over previous AI experiments.
- Despite controversy, Kim believes that well-trained developers using AI can perform tasks that would usually require a large team, implying AI’s potential to level the playing field.
