AI Usage at a Glance
Jan 1, 2021
Data AnalysisPractice documented: Bungie uses analytics to monitor gameplay for unusual patterns that may indicate cheating in Destiny 2 and Marathon, including a dedicated Data Scientist (Anti-Cheat) role that builds algorithms to detect anomalous player behavior.
Practice DocumentedView practice →Sep 13, 2022
ProductivityPractice documented: Bungie announced plans to hire engineers to build internal tools that connect the studio's game development systems to generative AI models, as evidenced by a job posting for a Generative AI Lead Tools Engineer in late 2023.
Practice DocumentedView practice →Jan 1, 2023
ProductivityNew evidence: Senior Data Scientist - Machine Learning at Bungie
Evidence AddedView practice →Oct 3, 2023
ProductivityNew evidence: Bungie Seems to be Embracing Generative AI for Game Development
Evidence AddedView practice →Mar 21, 2024
ProductivityNew evidence: Bungie Is Hiring Employees To Use Generative AI In Its Games
Evidence AddedView practice →Mar 22, 2024
ProductivityPractice documented: Bungie tested a pilot program using Microsoft Copilot to help engineers write code faster, running alongside BunGPT as one of three simultaneous generative AI experiments at the studio in early 2024. The pilot was described by then-CTO Luis Villegas at GDC 2024 as a way to explore whether AI-assisted coding could improve engineer productivity.
Practice DocumentedView practice →Mar 25, 2024
ProductivityNew evidence: GenAI at GDC: A Conversation About Reframing Gaming
Evidence AddedView practice →Jan 1, 2026
Data AnalysisNew evidence: BattlEye Anti-Cheat Support Guide
Evidence AddedView practice →Feb 24, 2026
Data AnalysisNew evidence: Bungie says cheaters will be banned without a second chance in upcoming Marathon game
Evidence AddedView practice →Apr 7, 2026
Data AnalysisNew evidence: As frustration with Marathon cheaters intensifies, Bungie says improvements to its 'zero-tolerance policy around cheating' are underway
Evidence AddedView practice →Bungie uses analytics to monitor gameplay for unusual patterns that may indicate cheating in Destiny 2 and Marathon, including a dedicated Data Scientist (Anti-Cheat) role that builds algorithms to detect anomalous player behavior.
A Bungie job listing for a Data Scientist (Anti-Cheat) role described designing and developing analyses and algorithms to help the security team identify cheaters, including 'developing new methods of detecting anomalous player behavior and environment data.' Bungie also integrates BattlEye, a third-party anti-cheat service described on Bungie's official help pages as using 'an intelligent, dynamic, and on-the-fly detection system.' In a February 2026 pre-launch article about Marathon, Digital Trends reported Bungie is 'using analytics to monitor gameplay for unusual patterns and anomalies that could indicate cheating.' As of April 2026, Bungie's Product Security team confirmed it is actively expanding its telemetry and detection methods following cheating reports in Marathon. The extent to which Bungie's own ML-based detection is distinct from or supplemental to BattlEye's detection is not confirmed by available sources.
Bungie announced plans to hire engineers to build internal tools that connect the studio's game development systems to generative AI models, as evidenced by a job posting for a Generative AI Lead Tools Engineer in late 2023.
Bungie tested a pilot program using Microsoft Copilot to help engineers write code faster, running alongside BunGPT as one of three simultaneous generative AI experiments at the studio in early 2024. The pilot was described by then-CTO Luis Villegas at GDC 2024 as a way to explore whether AI-assisted coding could improve engineer productivity.
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Bungie announced plans to hire engineers to build internal tools that connect the studio's game development systems to generative AI models, as evidenced by a job posting for a Generative AI Lead Tools Engineer in late 2023.
In October 2023, Bungie posted a job listing for a 'Generative AI Lead Tools Engineer' in its Central Technology organization. The role was described as partnering with area experts to 'drive the development of software that allows our tools and systems to interact with GenAI models' and to 'collaborate with artists, designers, engineers' to build generative AI solutions that improve development workflows. The listing was subsequently taken down. This hiring effort was reported alongside Bungie's expansion of its Machine Learning team under Director Ryan Valenza. Whether the role was filled and whether resulting tools were deployed is not confirmed by available sources.
Bungie tested a pilot program using Microsoft Copilot to help engineers write code faster, running alongside BunGPT as one of three simultaneous generative AI experiments at the studio in early 2024. The pilot was described by then-CTO Luis Villegas at GDC 2024 as a way to explore whether AI-assisted coding could improve engineer productivity.
At the GDC 2024 panel 'The AI Revolution: An Expert-led Discussion on Generative AI's Potential in Gaming,' Villegas described the Copilot pilot as targeted at engineers, to explore whether AI code assistance could help them work more efficiently. A separate Copilot pilot was also run in parallel for general productivity suites. Both were framed as exploratory tests rather than confirmed company-wide deployments. The current status of this pilot is unconfirmed following Villegas's departure and the July 2024 layoffs.
