… For most onlookers, the issue often boils down to how AI is actually being used. We've seen plenty of examples of AI-generated assets being present in shipped games, and that's usually enough to warrant a backlash. …
… In fairness, this lines up with what he's said previously; he believes there's potential in the tech to support and aid game dev, and while it can't just create a game at the push of a button, there are ways it may benefit the broader process of making games. …
… While there’s certainly a place for AI in workflows, generative AI specifically has a bad reputation because it’s trained on the efforts of uncredited artists. This raises moral and ethical quandaries, even if the legalities around it remain muddy. …
… Rather, it's looking into ways to use generative AI to make development itself more efficient across various departments. So, the publisher may indeed use the tech in its processes to streamline things, but don't expect to see AI-generated nonsense in its games. …
… We recently learned that there are actually fewer AI voice lines in the game today than there were at launch. In a recent interview with GamesIndustry.biz , Embark's CEO Patrick Söderlund explained that the team has been implementing more and more human voices to replace the AI ones. …
… When Crimson Desert launched just over a week ago, it didn't take players long at all to spy some clearly AI-generated artwork. Various in-game paintings showed obvious signs of being produced by an AI model, caked in weird geometry and other visual errors. …
… Obviously you're seeing the tech being used more and more in games, but even in cases where AI-generated assets are unabashedly included, such as ARC Raiders, they're found within highly authored, hand-crafted experiences. …
… "Well, first of all, they're completely wrong," he said when asked about the criticism. "The reason for that is because, as I have explained very carefully, DLSS 5 fuses controllability of the geometry and textures and everything about the game with generative AI," he explained. …
… Although the premise is that it's generated by AI, actually, our human developers painstakingly worked to incorporate mechanisms that express this AI-like uncanny feel." In other words, Pragmata's dev team went to great effort to design a space that feels like it could've been AI-generated, but it … …
Max Hejtmánek, a former Czech-to-English translator at the Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 developer Warhorse Studios, claims they were fired from the studio and their role has been replaced with AI. …