From the rise of 3D graphics to the explosion of mobile gaming, technological progress has always driven the gaming industry forward.  AI marks the latest chapter in the industry’s development, a chapter that presents both imminent challenges and longer-term existential questions. A recent survey by the Game Developers Conference found that 84% of developers are somewhat or very concerned about the ethics of generative AI, from fears of job displacement to issues like copyright infringement and the risk of AI systems scraping game data without consent. For those on the front lines of game development, AI job displacement is already…