When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Microsoft/343 Industries) 343 Industries, the studio in charge of all things Halo, is hiring an AI lead. To my surprise, the job description doesn’t require that applicants are proficient in designing ethereally holographic companions that whisper instructions in your earpiece and sometimes manifest as a blue lady able to crack Master Chief’s hardened exterior. Instead, the role is looking for someone to implement generative AI technology into Halo’s development pipeline. For context, machine learning technologies are pretty standard tools used in game development - adaptive difficulty or procedurally generated levels are just two examples of this. It’s the “generative AI” part that’s proven to be controversial, both in this specific job listing and in the wider games industry as a whole. Debates around generative AI’s use …
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