Game Design / Game Development

Major Countdown

until AI starts cutting hiring for this major’s grads
Apr 2, 2028 · 533 days left

AI already produces gameplay code, design documents, level drafts and background assets, the work that used to go to new hires, so junior roles shrink first. Optimizing on real hardware and tuning game feel help programmers hold out a little longer. Layoffs are not AI.

The countdown is the time left until AI is expected to start cutting hiring for this major’s grads. It doesn’t mean the major will disappear or that everyone will lose their job.