When Death Stranding and Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima is asked what type of games he wants to make, he replies, "'a game played in weightlessness' and 'a game that delights an AI.'" While he does explain what he means about the latter, I'm personally a little disappointed to not hear more about the former. Unfortunately, he doesn't explore his anti-gravity idea, but he does flesh out his idea about a game for AI. "Basically, a game that could train an AI. At the moment, AI doesn't know much, and I think it has to study more. It would be a game that is a teaching material for AI to study. In five or 10 year's time, I definitely expect AI to break into many different worlds." Hideo Kojima isn't interested in AI-generated content, but thinks the tech could be useful in "the control systems" Hideo Kojima says AI could "play a role" in helping ourselves "truly thrive in the 21st century," though he admits the technology devalues art: "Games and art are no longer considered special" Hideo Kojima thinks "of AI as more of a friend," but one he'd only let "handle the tedious tasks" of development "that would lower cost and cut down on time" It appears that the director's opinion on AI is that you can't stuff the Akinator back in the bottle, and feels that people's negative response to AI is similar to the response to other previous technological advancements. "When smartphones came out, everyone slated them," Kojima explains. "But now there are so many people who can't live without their smartphones. AI is like that. It's important to use technology in a way that will make us happy, while considering the correct direction it should take." Hideo Kojima says Death Stranding 2 is easier than the original because of two "major drop-off points" that stopped fans reaching the end