Tag: ai

Nintendo eschewing generative AI in favour of “decades of know-how”

Nintendo eschewing generative AI…

Whilst acknowledging that game development has a “close relationship” with “AI-like technologies”, Nintendo says it is focused on “delivering…
The internet is not a free-for-all—we shouldn’t let big tech companies wish copyright out of existence

The internet is not…

Jacob Ridley, senior hardware editor (Image credit: Future) This week: I just so happened to be listening to Mustafa…
Mark Zuckerberg accuses AI competitors of attempting to ‘create God’

Mark Zuckerberg accuses AI…

When artificial general intelligence (AGI) eventually arrives, will it be our servant? Our master? Or something else altogether, maybe…
Embracer says it will have a “human-centric approach to leveraging the potential” of AI

Embracer says it will…

Embracer Group – which has reduced its headcount by 4532 employees in the past financial year – wants to…
Sam Altman says Google is ‘still a huge threat’ and ChatGPT will be declaring code red ‘maybe twice a year for a long time’

Sam Altman says Google…

Despite billions of dollars in investment and backing from tech titans like Nvidia and even the likes of the…
80% of the world’s data centres have been built in places either too hot or too cold for the hardware inside

80% of the world’s…

There are close to 9,000 data centres currently in operation across the globe—and a sizable chunk of that has…
Tough day at the office? How about a mandatory photo montage to calm you down, ordered by an AI that’s monitoring how close you get to breaking point

Tough day at the…

You're stressed out at work, which means, naturally, you wanna throw a stapler off the roof and tell your…
Swen Vincke promises an AMA to clear up Larian’s use of generative AI: ‘You’ll get the opportunity to ask us any questions you have about Divinity and our dev process directly’

Swen Vincke promises an…

XIt’s been a bad few days for Larian Studios and CEO Swen Vincke. Instead of basking in the glory…
As video game publishers and developers start to normalise AI tools, can AI voice work ever be ethical? Unions and actors are fighting back

As video game publishers…

Can there really be an ethical use of AI when it comes to actors in video games? Developers are…
Merriam-Webster’s word of the year is ‘Slop,’ summing up 12 months that have been especially soggy with AI-generated content in only four letters

Merriam-Webster’s word of the…

In a move likely unsurprising to regular readers of this fine publication, Merriam-Webster’s word of the year is ‘Slop’…