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Building Better GamesAuthor: Benjamin Carcich
Leadership in game dev is hard. I can't make it easy, but I can make it a heck of a lot better. My name is Benjamin Carcich, and this podcast helps leaders in game dev who feel stuck, ignored, and out of options find their path to success. I've spent the last several decades studying and leading in environments ranging from the U.S. Army through to game development. I want to share what I've learned. Better leadership is a huge opportunity in the games industry. Let's make it better together. Better leaders build better games. Language: en Genres: Business, Careers, Leisure, Video Games Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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E125: 4 AI Threats That Matter More Than Skynet
Thursday, 16 April, 2026
If you're a leader in game dev who feels stuck, able to spot problems but struggling to make a real difference, there is a path forward that levels up your leadership and accelerates your team, game, and career. Sign up here to learn more: https://forms.gle/nqRTUvgFrtdYuCbr6 Is your "AI First" strategy actually a house of cards waiting to collapse? While CEOs are busy pumping the hype train, the practical reality of LLMs is looking a lot less rosy. In this episode, Ben explores why the current AI trajectory might be a "subprime crisis" in the making. We move past the Skynet fantasies to look at the four existential and human threats that LLMs pose to the games industry, from the "logarithmic curve of effectiveness" to the dangerous atrophy of our own ability to think deeply. What You'll Learn In This Episode: What the "subprime AI crisis" is and why the current investment stack might be unsustainable. Why relying on "generative slop" leads to a generational decline in the value of information. How to identify when AI is capitalizing on your own cognitive biases and "sycophantic" needs for ego validation. How to balance using AI as a force-multiplier without atrophying the "slow thinking" required for high-level game production. Reference Links: 🔗 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aec8352 🔗 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11324722-the-righteous-mind 🔗 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p22QeLNHvlc 🔗 https://www.wheresyoured.at/the-subprime-ai-crisis-is-here/ 🔗 https://metr.org/blog/2025-07-10-early-2025-ai-experienced-os-dev-study/ 🔗 https://medium.com/@webteam.ybsvp/when-ai-gets-it-wrong-the-deloitte-scandal-and-the-question-of-reliability-86940bc9017a 🔗 https://tech.yahoo.com/ai/articles/mit-created-duplicate-ai-workers-185644013.html 🔗 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2604.01363 🔗 https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/06/google-microsoft-meta-amazon-ai-cash.html 🔗 https://www.fastcompany.com/91417492/deloitte-ai-report-australian-government 🔗 https://techcrunch.com/2024/07/24/model-collapse-scientists-warn-against-letting-ai-eat-its-own-tail/ 🔗 https://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Fast-Slow-Daniel-Kahneman/dp/0374533555 🔗 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDL3Ch7Nz8c Connect with us: 🔗Ben's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-carcich/ 🔗BBG's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/building-better-games/ 🔗Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/buildingbettergames/# 🔗Website: https://www.buildingbettergames.gg 🔗YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZpMT-dUwQR-R4Mb4uub6Sw If you want me to help producers or studios build better games through effective systems and leadership, you can reach me at: info@valarinconsulting.com #GameDev #ArtificialIntelligence #StudioLeadership #TechBubble #BuildingBetterGames
