Xbox Pushes Ahead With Muse, a New Generative AI Model. Devs Say ‘Nobody Will Want This’
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Summary
Microsoft has launched Muse, a new AI model, to help game developers to build parts of games, using physics and 3D environments to generate visuals and reactions to players’ movements.
It can also be used to optimise games in Microsoft’s back catalogue to run on modern hardware.
Developers fear that AI is being employed to cut costs rather than to augment existing practices, and that it will have a subtractive effect on the creative process.
Several developers speaking anonymously said they believed the focus on AI in gaming was to deliver shareholder value, rather than to deliver better games.
Some do see benefits in harnessing AI for certain aspects of game development, such as prototyping.
However, speaking to Wired, one developer stated that fast prototyping was a valuable skill that could not be circumvented by AI techniques.
