South Korean game publisher Krafton recently announced this, which usually means human jobs are about to be cut. For this purpose, the company is now trying to reduce its workforce by offering voluntary resignation, ,
Krafton is a huge company that has multiple development studios, including ones that create pubg And SubnauticaThe organization says it does not plan to eliminate its human workforce, but will instead “assist members in proactively designing their growth direction and meeting new challenges inside and outside the company amid the era of AI transformation,” Yes, Those are definitely words,
The company also says it will “help members autonomously decide whether to continue the direction of change internally or expand externally.” That speaks for corporate “my way or the highway.”
“Individual productivity should increase at a company-wide level,” CFO Bae Dong-geun said during a recent earnings call. Oh yes. It is worth noting that Crafton. It seems that these profits will not be given to employees, but will be invested in massive investments in AI. This is a story as old as time.
The company plans to “automate work focused on agentic AI”, including the development of an “AI-centric management system”. It is placing a freeze on all hiring except for “developing core intellectual property and AI-related personnel.”
Agent AI systems have so far proven weak in taking the reins, A recent study from MIT states, Another study predicts that 40 percent will be agentic AI projects, In other words, good luck with your upcoming endeavors, Crafton, ,