Cyberpunk 2077 quest lead says CDPR has explored AI generation, but bots just can't compare to writers: "The gap in quality, specifically, is huge"
Mar. 29, 2024There’s still a “gigantic, really long way to go” before AI-generated characters are as good as the real thing
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Cyberpunk 2077 quest lead Pawel Sasko has revealedCD Projekt Redhas experimented with AI generation, but he reckons it’ll still be a very, very long time before the tech can compete with human-created characters.
In an interview with Aftermath(thanks,PC Gamer), Sasko confirmed what isn’t entirely surprising: CDPR has done some R&D on AI generation. Sakso didn’t get into specifics with regards to CDPR and AI, but the practice is becoming increasingly more commonplace. Many, manybig studiosare exploringthe potentialforAI softwareingame development, and in a lot of cases have progressed a lot further than the R&D stage.
What’s interesting, and slightly - dare I say it - hopeful, is that Sasko suggested he’s seen what AI is capable of and doesn’t think it’s anywhere near being competent enough to replicate actual, human being writing.
Although he admitted that AI could “make the reactions of NPCs [to players' specific actions] a bit more authentic,” Sasko said “when it comes to writing and voice acting, there’s just a gigantic, really long way to go. I’ve seen a lot behind the scenes. There is a visible gap between authored content – the bespoke content that writers, quest designers, cinematic designers make with their own hands – and something that AI can provide.”
Baldur’s Gate 3, The Witcher, and Final Fantasy 16 actors recently weighed in on AI fears.
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