Netflix Games loses its vice-president of generative AI
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Summary
Netflix’s Vice President of AI gaming Mike Verdu has left the company five months after being put in charge of its generative AI gaming development.
At the time of his appointment, Verdu was bullish on the role AI would play in gaming, but the LinkedIn post he made at the time was light on detail.
It is not yet clear what impact Verdu’s departure will have on Netflix’s generative AI gaming initiative, with no successor named as yet.
In the meantime, Netflix has focused on licencing externally developed games such as GTA, which has proved popular with subscribers.
This has led to a broader question about the company’s strategy for its gaming proposition, with a decision to be made as to whether it focuses on in-house development or further licencing.