Mojang Stands Firm: No Generative AI in Minecraft, Emphasizing Creativity

Minecraft's developer, Mojang, has firmly stated that it has no plans to integrate generative artificial intelligence (AI) into its game development process, despite the growing trend of AI use in the gaming industry. As evidenced by Activision's use of generative AI art in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Microsoft's development of Muse, an AI tool designed to generate game ideas, the influence of AI in game development is on the rise. However, Mojang remains steadfast in its commitment to human creativity, a core principle that has propelled Minecraft to become the best-selling game of all time, with an impressive 300 million sales.

During a recent event attended by IGN, Minecraft Vanilla game director Agnes Larsson emphasized the importance of human creativity, stating, "Here for us, just like Minecraft is about creativity and creating, I think it's important that it makes us feel happy to create as humans. That's a purpose, [it] makes life look beautiful. So for us, we really want it to be our teams that make our games." This sentiment was echoed by Ingela Garneij, executive producer of Minecraft Vanilla, who highlighted the unique human touch essential to Minecraft's identity. "For me, it's the thinking outside of the box part. This specific touch of: what is Minecraft? How does it look? That extra quality is really tricky to create through AI. We even try to have remote teams sometimes and guide them in building things for us, which has never worked, because you have to be here working together face-to-face," Garneij explained. She further elaborated on the complexity of Minecraft's ecosystem, likening it to a planet and emphasizing the need for direct human interaction to fully understand its values, principles, and lore.

Mojang continues to build upon Minecraft's record-breaking success with the upcoming graphics update, Vibrant Visuals, set to be released soon. The company also remains committed to not transitioning Minecraft to a free-to-play model and has no plans to create a "Minecraft 2." Despite being 16 years old, Minecraft shows no signs of slowing down, and Mojang's dedication to human creativity ensures that generative AI will not find its way into the Nether or any other part of the game.

For more information on upcoming features, be sure to check out everything announced at Minecraft Live 2025.