“Experimental AI tools cause coding errors and ‘hallucinations,’ increasing workload and employee anxiety amid industry layoffs.”
EA mandates developers use its internal AI chatbot ReefGPT. It produces flawed code they then have to fix. A productivity tool that creates work. Meanwhile, creative staff train the AI on their own output. They’re building their replacements. The Plants vs. Zombies Replanted leak showed what AI-assisted development looks like in practice: blurry graphics, missing details, automation without oversight. EA’s own SEC filing warns investors that AI adoption poses “reputational risks.” They know exactly what they’re doing.