Overview
- Luke Dicken disclosed Thursday on LinkedIn that his role as head of AI—and roles across his team—had ended, and Take-Two declined to comment on the cuts.
- Several colleagues posted similar notices, including the former director of AI research, a senior site reliability manager, and senior data scientists, though no total was given.
- Dicken said the group worked on tools such as procedural content for games and machine learning, reflecting an AI function built largely from Zynga’s applied-AI team after Take-Two’s 2022 acquisition.
- The layoffs follow CEO Strauss Zelnick’s recent claim that Take-Two is actively embracing generative AI with hundreds of pilots to drive efficiency and reduce costs.
- Zelnick has also said generative AI has zero part in Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto 6, leaving the company’s longer-term AI plans uncertain as affected staff now seek new roles.