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# FireMonkey: Epic employees joked about having 'Claude fix its own mistake' (via Bloomberg)

FireMonkey (@FireMonkey), X, 2026-10-12.
Source: https://x.com/FireMonkey/status/2109717492285288883

## Why it matters

Relays further details of the paywalled Bloomberg report on how Epic staff reacted to the 'AI first' instruction.

## Summary

Posted Oct 12, 2026 (18:47 UTC). Fortnite-news account FireMonkey summarises parts of the Bloomberg report with screenshots: 'During a video call last week, some Epic developers made jokes about how to handle errors in AI-generated work, asking if they should just have Claude fix its own mistake.' It adds that others at Epic hope the approach 'is not a serious request, or that Epic will reverse course in the future', and that some argue it 'will not be as successful as the company hopes'. A paraphrase of Bloomberg by a third party; the article itself was not read.

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## Archived text

> Epic Employees have joked about Epic Games "AI First" approach going forwards (via: Bloomberg)
> 
> During a video call last week, some Epic developers made jokes about how to handle errors in AI-generated work, asking if they should just have Claude fix its own mistake.
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> Others at Epic are hoping that this AI First approach is not a serious request, or that Epic will reverse course in the future.
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> Some argue that this approach will not be as successful as the company hopes it will be.

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## Cited in

- 2026-10-12: [Epic Games reportedly moves its Disney shooter to an 'AI first' model with 'no more hand-written code'; Sweeney confirms a 'huge pivot'](https://postcutoff.com/e/2026-10-12-epic-games-ai-first-pivot-disney-shooter-delayed/)