Microsoft is betting everything on AI, Wired reported earlier this year. And now we know those bets includes gaming. On November 6, the company announced a new business deal to bring AI-generated non-player characters and more to the platform. The tools will be optional for developers. I’m sure this will all go perfectly. Remember Microsoft’s Bing showing Kirby doing 9/11? Me neither.
“We will collaborate and innovate with game creators inside Xbox studios as well as third-party studios as we develop the tools that meet their needs and inspire new possibilities for future games.” Inworld AI is one of the big beneficiaries of Silicon Valley’s current obsession with ChatGPT and related large language model tools. It boasts a proprietary character engine that it promises will “bring games to life” with believable NPCs that respond organically to players’ actions.