Games where NPCs are backed by a LLM are a great idea but unless the majority of people gain the ability to run the models locally they will be niche and weird with blunders like these.
AIs could've made so much things in video games that wouldn't have been possible otherwise.
A game could've generated a player-unique picture at the end of a playthrough, but instead AAA studios wondered "hmmm... what if it replaced our artists for the same amount of work but none of the appeal?" instead.
It is absolutely over. Usage of AI needs to be disclosed, like lootboxes etc.
AI is expensive for small projects, middle projects won't afford the risk and we all saw what big projects do with AI.
I wouldn't buy a video game with an AI disclaimer.
But I would argue there was never an opportunity because the investors never wanted to do that to begin with.
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u/UndocumentedMartian 2d ago
Games where NPCs are backed by a LLM are a great idea but unless the majority of people gain the ability to run the models locally they will be niche and weird with blunders like these.