Could AI like GPT-6 Astra become a problem for game development jobs?

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I have been thinking about this recently after seeing what the new AI tools can do.

Tools like GPT-6 Astra are becoming much better at working with software such as Blender. They can help create 3D models, characters, animations, environments, and even parts of a game development workflow.

This made me wonder about the future of jobs in game development.

If AI can eventually create a 3D character, rig it, animate it, make an environment, and help build parts of a game, will there be fewer jobs for 3D artists, animators, and junior developers?

At the same time, I think AI could also become a tool that helps developers work faster rather than replacing them completely. There is still a lot of creative decision-making, art direction, gameplay design, optimization, debugging, and problem-solving that requires human input.

So I wanted to ask the Unreal community:

Do you think AI like GPT-6 Astra will become a serious job problem for people working in game development, or will it mainly become another tool that helps developers and artists do their work faster?

I would especially like to hear from people working with Unreal Engine, Blender, 3D art, animation, or game development.

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All creative jobs are safe.

The tech bros like to tell you: “AI can do anything”

The reality: AI is very good at finding things and comparing. Patterns, weaknesses, similarities etc.

So, yes, we will be able to make things much more quickly, and that might lead to some job losses initially. We’ll see the game equivalent of AI-slop everywhere. But in the end the one thing AI can’t do is be creative. It can’t do something new, something different.

That’s why people who are creating are safe.