Game developers hit back at The Last of Us director Neil Druckmann following controversial AI comments: "I'd hope he'd know better than to look at AI as some kind of magic wand"
Not everyone agrees with Druckmann's stance on AI
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With that in mind, Druckmann expressing his support for certain uses of AI in game development hasn’t gone down well with everyone. To be exact, while he vaguely acknowledges the “ethical issues we need to address,” he states AI can reduce “costs and technical hurdles” to allow developers to “push the boundaries of storytelling in games.” He also adds that AI will allow Naughty Dog to “create nuanced dialogues and characters, expanding creative possibilities,” and refers to certain tools becoming “obsolete” when discussing the studio’s transition from hand-drawn animation to motion capture.
“If you read the interview, it’s pretty telling that his idea of storytelling is all about direction. The only thing preventing AI from improving on Naughty Dog’s own writers, apparently, …
