Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Troy Baker, one of the most well known actors working in video games, believes generative AI could have a positive effect overall on performing arts. Baker thinks it’ll cause a reaction whereby people will seek out “authentic” experiences more – live shows, live theatre – and turn away from “gruel that gets distilled to me through a black mirror”. Read more Source<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1452432,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[230],"tags":[259,317,47,16813,2746,773,8743,1367,1888,8711,8751,778,10355,59,844,44,45,1928,34,86,54,4770,8921,479,6810,116,129,3987,1354,4616],"class_list":["post-1452431","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-eurogamer","tag-action-adventure","tag-bethesda-softworks","tag-blockbuster","tag-death-stranding-2-on-the-beach","tag-exploration","tag-first-person","tag-indiana-jones-and-the-great-circle","tag-kojima-productions","tag-machinegames","tag-multiplayer-competitive","tag-narrative-story-driven","tag-naughty-dog","tag-nintendo-switch-2","tag-pc","tag-ps3","tag-ps4","tag-ps5","tag-puzzle","tag-rpg","tag-shooter","tag-single-player","tag-sony-computer-entertainment","tag-sony-computer-entertainment-europe","tag-stealth","tag-story-rich","tag-the-last-of-us","tag-the-last-of-us-part-ii","tag-third-person","tag-troy-baker","tag-xbox-series-x-s"],"yoast_head":"\n
"We don't need to demonise it" - actor Troy Baker believes gen-AI could drive people to seek out "authentic" experiences | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Troy Baker, one of the most well known actors working in video games, believes generative AI could have a positive effect overall on performing arts.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/we-dont-need-to-demonise-it-actor-troy-baker-believes-gen-ai-could-drive-people-to-seek-out-authentic-experiences\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\""We don't need to demonise it" - actor Troy Baker believes gen-AI could drive people to seek out "authentic" experiences | Arcader News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Troy Baker, one of the most well known actors working in video games, believes generative AI could have a positive effect overall on performing arts.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/we-dont-need-to-demonise-it-actor-troy-baker-believes-gen-ai-could-drive-people-to-seek-out-authentic-experiences\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Arcade News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-01-06T15:41:42+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/we-dont-need-to-demonise-it-actor-troy-baker-believes-gen-ai-could-drive-people-to-seek-out-authentic-experiences.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Arcade News\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Arcade News\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/we-dont-need-to-demonise-it-actor-troy-baker-believes-gen-ai-could-drive-people-to-seek-out-authentic-experiences\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/we-dont-need-to-demonise-it-actor-troy-baker-believes-gen-ai-could-drive-people-to-seek-out-authentic-experiences\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Arcade News\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/8460f5e5076b52fb2369f2f7ce6f2839\"},\"headline\":\"“We don’t need to demonise it” – actor Troy Baker believes gen-AI could drive people to seek out “authentic” experiences\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-01-06T15:41:42+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/we-dont-need-to-demonise-it-actor-troy-baker-believes-gen-ai-could-drive-people-to-seek-out-authentic-experiences\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":84,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/we-dont-need-to-demonise-it-actor-troy-baker-believes-gen-ai-could-drive-people-to-seek-out-authentic-experiences\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/we-dont-need-to-demonise-it-actor-troy-baker-believes-gen-ai-could-drive-people-to-seek-out-authentic-experiences.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Action-Adventure\",\"Bethesda Softworks\",\"blockbuster\",\"Death Stranding 2: On the Beach\",\"exploration\",\"first-person\",\"Indiana Jones and the Great Circle\",\"kojima productions\",\"Machinegames\",\"Multiplayer Competitive\",\"Narrative \\\/ Story Driven\",\"naughty dog\",\"Nintendo Switch 2\",\"PC\",\"PS3\",\"PS4\",\"PS5\",\"Puzzle\",\"RPG\",\"Shooter\",\"single-player\",\"sony computer entertainment\",\"Sony Computer Entertainment Europe\",\"stealth\",\"Story Rich\",\"The Last of Us\",\"the last of us part ii\",\"Third Person\",\"Troy Baker\",\"Xbox Series X\\\/S\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Eurogamer\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/we-dont-need-to-demonise-it-actor-troy-baker-believes-gen-ai-could-drive-people-to-seek-out-authentic-experiences\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/we-dont-need-to-demonise-it-actor-troy-baker-believes-gen-ai-could-drive-people-to-seek-out-authentic-experiences\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/we-dont-need-to-demonise-it-actor-troy-baker-believes-gen-ai-could-drive-people-to-seek-out-authentic-experiences\\\/\",\"name\":\"\\\"We don't need to demonise it\\\" - actor Troy Baker believes gen-AI could drive people to seek out \\\"authentic\\\" experiences | Arcader News\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/we-dont-need-to-demonise-it-actor-troy-baker-believes-gen-ai-could-drive-people-to-seek-out-authentic-experiences\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/we-dont-need-to-demonise-it-actor-troy-baker-believes-gen-ai-could-drive-people-to-seek-out-authentic-experiences\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/we-dont-need-to-demonise-it-actor-troy-baker-believes-gen-ai-could-drive-people-to-seek-out-authentic-experiences.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-01-06T15:41:42+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/8460f5e5076b52fb2369f2f7ce6f2839\"},\"description\":\"Troy Baker, one of the most well known actors working in video games, believes generative AI could have a positive effect overall on performing arts.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/we-dont-need-to-demonise-it-actor-troy-baker-believes-gen-ai-could-drive-people-to-seek-out-authentic-experiences\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/we-dont-need-to-demonise-it-actor-troy-baker-believes-gen-ai-could-drive-people-to-seek-out-authentic-experiences\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/we-dont-need-to-demonise-it-actor-troy-baker-believes-gen-ai-could-drive-people-to-seek-out-authentic-experiences\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/we-dont-need-to-demonise-it-actor-troy-baker-believes-gen-ai-could-drive-people-to-seek-out-authentic-experiences.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/we-dont-need-to-demonise-it-actor-troy-baker-believes-gen-ai-could-drive-people-to-seek-out-authentic-experiences.jpg\",\"width\":480,\"height\":270,\"caption\":\"\u201cWe don\u2019t need to demonise it\u201d \u2013 actor Troy Baker believes gen-AI could drive people to seek out \u201cauthentic\u201d experiences\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/we-dont-need-to-demonise-it-actor-troy-baker-believes-gen-ai-could-drive-people-to-seek-out-authentic-experiences\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"“We don’t need to demonise it” – actor Troy Baker believes gen-AI could drive people to seek out “authentic” experiences\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/\",\"name\":\"Arcade News\",\"description\":\"Free Arcade News from the Best Online Sources\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/8460f5e5076b52fb2369f2f7ce6f2839\",\"name\":\"Arcade News\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/3fea48a614d86edd987bc7bb25f4707c69546d4b1f78ad4aa20b26316bad1f9d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/3fea48a614d86edd987bc7bb25f4707c69546d4b1f78ad4aa20b26316bad1f9d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/3fea48a614d86edd987bc7bb25f4707c69546d4b1f78ad4aa20b26316bad1f9d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Arcade News\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/cricketgames.tv\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/author\\\/arcade-news\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"\"We don't need to demonise it\" - actor Troy Baker believes gen-AI could drive people to seek out \"authentic\" experiences | Arcader News","description":"Troy Baker, one of the most well known actors working in video games, believes generative AI could have a positive effect overall on performing arts.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/we-dont-need-to-demonise-it-actor-troy-baker-believes-gen-ai-could-drive-people-to-seek-out-authentic-experiences\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"\"We don't need to demonise it\" - actor Troy Baker believes gen-AI could drive people to seek out \"authentic\" experiences | Arcader News","og_description":"Troy Baker, one of the most well known actors working in video games, believes generative AI could have a positive effect overall on performing arts.","og_url":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/we-dont-need-to-demonise-it-actor-troy-baker-believes-gen-ai-could-drive-people-to-seek-out-authentic-experiences\/","og_site_name":"Arcade News","article_published_time":"2026-01-06T15:41:42+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/we-dont-need-to-demonise-it-actor-troy-baker-believes-gen-ai-could-drive-people-to-seek-out-authentic-experiences.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"Arcade News","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Arcade News"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/we-dont-need-to-demonise-it-actor-troy-baker-believes-gen-ai-could-drive-people-to-seek-out-authentic-experiences\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/we-dont-need-to-demonise-it-actor-troy-baker-believes-gen-ai-could-drive-people-to-seek-out-authentic-experiences\/"},"author":{"name":"Arcade News","@id":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/8460f5e5076b52fb2369f2f7ce6f2839"},"headline":"“We don’t need to demonise it” – actor Troy Baker believes gen-AI could drive people to seek out “authentic” experiences","datePublished":"2026-01-06T15:41:42+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/we-dont-need-to-demonise-it-actor-troy-baker-believes-gen-ai-could-drive-people-to-seek-out-authentic-experiences\/"},"wordCount":84,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/we-dont-need-to-demonise-it-actor-troy-baker-believes-gen-ai-could-drive-people-to-seek-out-authentic-experiences\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/we-dont-need-to-demonise-it-actor-troy-baker-believes-gen-ai-could-drive-people-to-seek-out-authentic-experiences.jpg","keywords":["Action-Adventure","Bethesda Softworks","blockbuster","Death Stranding 2: On the Beach","exploration","first-person","Indiana Jones and the Great Circle","kojima productions","Machinegames","Multiplayer Competitive","Narrative \/ Story Driven","naughty dog","Nintendo Switch 2","PC","PS3","PS4","PS5","Puzzle","RPG","Shooter","single-player","sony computer entertainment","Sony Computer Entertainment Europe","stealth","Story Rich","The Last of Us","the last of us part ii","Third Person","Troy Baker","Xbox Series X\/S"],"articleSection":["Eurogamer"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/we-dont-need-to-demonise-it-actor-troy-baker-believes-gen-ai-could-drive-people-to-seek-out-authentic-experiences\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/we-dont-need-to-demonise-it-actor-troy-baker-believes-gen-ai-could-drive-people-to-seek-out-authentic-experiences\/","url":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/we-dont-need-to-demonise-it-actor-troy-baker-believes-gen-ai-could-drive-people-to-seek-out-authentic-experiences\/","name":"\"We don't need to demonise it\" - actor Troy Baker believes gen-AI could drive people to seek out \"authentic\" experiences | Arcader News","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/we-dont-need-to-demonise-it-actor-troy-baker-believes-gen-ai-could-drive-people-to-seek-out-authentic-experiences\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/we-dont-need-to-demonise-it-actor-troy-baker-believes-gen-ai-could-drive-people-to-seek-out-authentic-experiences\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/we-dont-need-to-demonise-it-actor-troy-baker-believes-gen-ai-could-drive-people-to-seek-out-authentic-experiences.jpg","datePublished":"2026-01-06T15:41:42+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/8460f5e5076b52fb2369f2f7ce6f2839"},"description":"Troy Baker, one of the most well known actors working in video games, believes generative AI could have a positive effect overall on performing arts.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/we-dont-need-to-demonise-it-actor-troy-baker-believes-gen-ai-could-drive-people-to-seek-out-authentic-experiences\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/we-dont-need-to-demonise-it-actor-troy-baker-believes-gen-ai-could-drive-people-to-seek-out-authentic-experiences\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/we-dont-need-to-demonise-it-actor-troy-baker-believes-gen-ai-could-drive-people-to-seek-out-authentic-experiences\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/we-dont-need-to-demonise-it-actor-troy-baker-believes-gen-ai-could-drive-people-to-seek-out-authentic-experiences.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/we-dont-need-to-demonise-it-actor-troy-baker-believes-gen-ai-could-drive-people-to-seek-out-authentic-experiences.jpg","width":480,"height":270,"caption":"\u201cWe don\u2019t need to demonise it\u201d \u2013 actor Troy Baker believes gen-AI could drive people to seek out \u201cauthentic\u201d experiences"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/we-dont-need-to-demonise-it-actor-troy-baker-believes-gen-ai-could-drive-people-to-seek-out-authentic-experiences\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"“We don’t need to demonise it” – actor Troy Baker believes gen-AI could drive people to seek out “authentic” experiences"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/","name":"Arcade News","description":"Free Arcade News from the Best Online Sources","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/8460f5e5076b52fb2369f2f7ce6f2839","name":"Arcade News","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3fea48a614d86edd987bc7bb25f4707c69546d4b1f78ad4aa20b26316bad1f9d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3fea48a614d86edd987bc7bb25f4707c69546d4b1f78ad4aa20b26316bad1f9d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3fea48a614d86edd987bc7bb25f4707c69546d4b1f78ad4aa20b26316bad1f9d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Arcade News"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/cricketgames.tv"],"url":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/author\/arcade-news\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1452431","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1452431"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1452431\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1452432"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1452431"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1452431"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1452431"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![](\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/we-dont-need-to-demonise-it-actor-troy-baker-believes-gen-ai-could-drive-people-to-seek-out-authentic-experiences.jpg\")
<\/p>\n