GDC 2026: Only 7% of Game Developers Think AI Is Good for the Industry — Here's Why That Number Matters

The Game Developers Conference is supposed to be a celebration of creativity, craft, and what's next in gaming. But GDC 2026 in San Francisco had a different energy - one marked by layoffs, geopolitical boycotts, and a number that stopped the industry cold: 7%. That's the share of game developers who said generative AI is "good for the industry" in this year's annual GDC survey. than half described it as bad - a dramatic swing from just two years ago. If the AI hype cycle was a stock, game developers just dumped their shares.