AI Mistakes Are Infuriating Gamers as Developers Seek Savings
Games and AI, seemingly a perfect match, are off to a rocky start
Visitors play EA’s Battlefield 6 ahead of its release at the Tokyo Game Show.
Photographer: Stanislav Kogiku/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty ImagesA backlash against the spreading use of AI in video games has grown “sensational,” the developer behind the surprise smash hit Arc Raiders has warned after being caught in the middle of the fallout.
The $200 billion video game industry is riven by disagreement over how to integrate AI into its creative processes. The new tech has been celebrated as the next big revolution by some, but also lambasted as a threat driving out human creativity and degrading quality. The very people who might have been expected to be its most avid fans, PC gamers, are obstinately hostile.