Roblox CEO: We Want AI To Generate Full Games — With David Baszucki

Big Technology Podcast

Alex Kantrowitz

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4.6 • 395 Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

David Baszucki is the CEO of Roblox. He joins Big Technology Podcast to discuss how the company envisions generative AI playing into game creation on Roblox. Tune in to hear his vision for a future where users can prompt entire game experiences and modify them in real time using AI. We also cover child safety concerns, Hindenburg Research allegations, and whether parents should give their kids money to spend on Roblox. Hit play for an insightful conversation about the intersection of gaming, AI, and the future of creative digital experiences. --- Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choice. For weekly updates on the show, sign up for the pod newsletter on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/6901970121829801984/ Want a discount for Big Technology on Substack? Here’s 40% off for the first year: https://tinyurl.com/bigtechnology Questions? Feedback? Write to: [email protected]

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0:00.0	Roblox CEO Dave Bazuki joins us to talk about creating games with generative AI, safety on the platform, and whether you should give your kids money to play with on Roblox.
0:10.4	That's coming up right after this.
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0:29.9	Welcome to Big Technology Podcast, a show for Cool Headed, nuanced conversation of the tech world and beyond.
0:35.5	We're joined today by Roblox CEO, Dave Bazuki.
0:39.0	He is the CEO of a very large app with 85 million daily active users across 190 countries.
0:47.7	They're not all children.
0:50.9	60% are over 13 years old.
0:54.0	So we'll talk about the appeal of the platform, the safety measures the company is putting into place to keep kids safe.
1:02.0	And whether or not it's a smart idea to give kids money when they're on.
1:07.3	Because I know my friends, they're kids.
1:09.9	They're asking for money for Roblox,
1:11.6	and I want to speak with Dave about whether they should give the kids that money.
1:15.8	So mostly excited to speak about the AI stuff.
1:18.5	We're going to go into depth about creating games with AI in the first half.
1:22.6	And it's my pleasure to welcome Dave to the show.
1:24.3	Dave, great to see you.
1:25.0	Welcome to the show.
1:25.8	Thank you so much.
1:26.9	I'm really excited to the show. Dave, great to see you. Welcome to the show. Thank you so much. I'm really excited to be here and these are fun topics. So thanks for having me. Definitely. I am a user
1:33.5	of Roblox. I can't say I'm an active user, but I do know that when I'm around my younger cousins
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