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CD Projekt Red tested AI-based tools designed to generate realistic crowds of non-player characters (NPCs) for use in The Witcher 4 and the Cyberpunk 2077 sequel. As of the company's 2025 Management Board Report, some of these initiatives had progressed from research to preliminary utilization, with the AI team pursuing approximately a dozen active research projects.
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According to CD Projekt Red's official 2025 Management Board Report, the studio's dedicated AI research team investigated both existing AI-based tools and custom-built solutions, focusing specifically on automating prototyping, game testing, and generating realistic crowds of NPCs. The company confirmed that as of 2025, some ongoing initiatives had moved to 'testing and preliminary utilization.' The studio has stated its AI work does not focus on generative AI for in-game content, citing legal uncertainties around intellectual property ownership as a reason for that constraint.
Products affected
The Witcher 4Cyberpunk 2 (Project Orion)
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Trace Foundation. (2026). CD Projekt Red: CD Projekt Red tested AI-based tools designed to generate realistic crowds of non-player characters (NPCs) for use in The Witcher 4 and the Cyberpunk 2077 sequel. As of the company's 2025 Management Board Report, some of these initiatives had progressed from research to preliminary utilization, with the AI team pursuing approximately a dozen active research projects (data as of 2026-05-04) [Data set record]. AI Trace. https://www.aitrace.org/r/practice/6c144174-2511-499d-8c73-2c0d30630bcd. Accessed October 3, 2026.
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- https://www.aitrace.org/r/practice/6c144174-2511-499d-8c73-2c0d30630bcd
- Data as of
- May 4, 2026
- Last verified
- May 4, 2026
Other practices by CD Projekt Red
OtherCD Projekt Red announced in January 2024 that it had formed a dedicated AI research team to investigate the potential use of AI solutions in future game production, including the development of custom AI models. As of March 2025, the team was running several active research projects, with a board-level executive directly overseeing AI research and development.ProductivityCD Projekt Red uses AI tools internally to support productivity workflows in game development. Joint CEO Michał Nowakowski confirmed at the company's Q3 2025 earnings call that AI is being applied 'mainly in the productivity areas' and that the benefits are described as 'meaningful.'
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