Overview
- Speaking on stage at iicon in Las Vegas, EA CEO Andrew Wilson said AI has been almost entirely an aid to employees rather than a replacement.
- He said roughly 85% of Electronic Arts’ quality assurance work uses machine learning or other AI, which runs basic checks such as booting games and flagging crashes.
- Wilson added that EA is hiring more QA staff than ever to study the AI reports and decide what needs to be fixed in the games.
- He described the AI’s role as handling routine tests so human testers can focus on judging the results and guiding developers toward fixes.
- The session opened iicon, a new Entertainment Software Association summit launched after E3 ended, which drew strong attendance and was pitched by one attendee as a possible 'Davos of gaming.'