Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Dev Responds to Generative AI Backlash: 'Not Replace, but Streamline'

Black Ops 7 Dev Asked How AI Slop Gets Into Call Of Duty Games

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Dev Responds to Generative AI Backlash: 'Not Replace, but Streamline'

In February 2025, Activision finally admitted to using generative AI for some Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 assets. Now, ahead of the release of Black Ops 7, Treyarch associate creative director, Miles Leslie, has clarified the Call of Duty developer's position.

Call of Duty studio confirms AI usage in development

Artificial intelligence is increasingly entering creative industries, including video game development, but leading studios are trying to make clear the limits of its use. Treyarch, the studio known for the Call of Duty: Black Ops series, emphasizes that AI is only used as an assistive tool – never as a replacement for humans. Miles Leslie, deputy creative director at Treyarch, told IGN, "Everything the player sees and experiences is human-creat…

Call of Duty Developer Offers a Justification for its Use of AI

Treyarch's Associate Creative Director claims any AI-generated assets in Call of Duty were included by accident.

Call Of Duty: Black Ops 7 Dev Embraces AI, But Not To Replace Humans

Activision, like numerous other game developers, utilizes AI technologies to create its games, including entries in the Call of Duty series. With Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 coming up this year, associate creative director Miles Leslie has clarified Activision's stance on AI for the CoD series.He told IGN that, "Everything that goes into the game is touched by the team a hundred percent. We have generative AI tools to help us, but none of that goe…

Treyarch says it uses AI "not to replace, but streamline" human-created art

Treyarch is using AI to "streamline" human-created art, "not replace" it.