Take-Two Interactive has laid off its head of artificial intelligence, Luke Dicken, along with an unknown number of team members. This includes Robert Zubek, director of AI research; Jay R., senior manager of site reliability engineering; data scientists Dacharya and Kristen Yu; and Jason Leon, senior director of AI development. The departures were detailed in recent LinkedIn posts by the individuals involved, with Dicken noting the end of his tenure that began in January 2025.

The company declined to comment on the matter. This occurs despite an outstanding third quarter, with net bookings reaching $1.76 billion as of December 31, 2025, buoyed by Zynga titles such as Toon Blast. Executives, including president Karl Slatoff and CEO Strauss Zelnick, have previously discussed generative AI as a tool for efficiencies and cost reduction during earnings calls.

Shifting priorities from upper management were cited as the reason. Grand Theft Auto VI remains on track for its November 19 release, with marketing slated to begin this summer, and no specific impacts on Rockstar projects have been mentioned. Reactions on X primarily consist of news reposts, with limited discussion.

The precise scale of the layoffs remains undisclosed, leaving the full implications... pending further metrics.