Fortnite-maker Epic Games makes 'huge pivot' with AI, CEO says

Fortnite-maker Epic Games is making a "huge pivot" towards using artificial intelligence (AI) to boost video game development, CEO Tim Sweeney said on Monday.

It also lands about six months after Epic said it would lay off more than 1,000 employees, though the company attributed the decision to broader issues like slower growth, rather than AI.

Ramping up its use of AI internally now will increase Epic's ability "to survive the AI revolution, help other developers do the same, and come out on the other end making better code and content faster," Sweeney wrote on Monday.