Video Game Translator Says He Was Fired and Replaced by AI

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Published Saturday, March 28, 2026 · 3:33 PM EDT

A translator who worked on Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, the hit medieval RPG, says the developers fired him and replaced his work with AI-generated translations, Mashable reports. The case is among the most concrete public examples of AI directly displacing a contractor in the games industry. The translator says the switch to AI was made without notice. The gaming industry has faced growing scrutiny over the use of AI to replace voice actors, writers, and localization staff. This case illustrates the pattern: AI tools are being quietly deployed to cut costs at the project level, often affecting freelance and contract workers first, before reaching full-time roles. For the broader creative industry, it is a signal of how AI displacement is already happening in practice, not just in theory.

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