Epic CEO Tim Sweeney: the industry wants 2016 back, but AI is empowering for creators
seanmcdonaldxyz · x · 2026-10-15
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney pushed back on industry resistance to AI tooling: much of the room wants it to be 2016 again, but it isn't. As a provider of tools and technology to much of the industry, Epic's job is to design for the present and the near future, and he's personally optimistic that AI is empowering for creators.
Jon Stokes amplified the take, calling the delusional replies under it telling about industry denial.
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