We’ve heard talk of AI-generated games for years now, and have even seen generative artificial intelligence implemented in hundreds of titles, both big and small. However, seldom has anyone shown us a full-blown, AI-made gaming experience—and probably for very good reasons.
Matt Shumer, an executive at several AI-focused companies, recently showcased an AI-generated game in a rare example of an actual gaming experience of this kind. While still in its early stages and primarily a showcase, Shumer believes this represents the first step toward greatness, exclaiming triumphantly that “AI games are going to be amazing.”
That optimism, however, falls flat when faced with the reality of what he presented. The gameplay itself is an absolute pile of nonsense—far less coherent than the most trippy, demonic, and cursed AI videos you’ve likely seen floating around on Facebook.
Supposedly, it’s a first-person shooter, but it wildly switches perspectives to third person. The game appears to be set in New York or some other tech-heavy American city that, much like the perspective shifts, dramatically transforms throughout the experience. It feels as if you’re controlling someone on the strongest drugs imaginable, watching the world morph unpredictably around them—something akin to the dreamscapes of *Inception*.
While *Inception* provides a fascinating look into the unpredictable landscapes of dreams and the depths of our minds, this AI-generated “game” merely illustrates how far this technology still has to go. Elon Musk’s ambitions of fully AI-generated gaming experiences remain, for now, farther than the stars.
The reception to this showcase reflects similar sentiments. Many people have mocked Shumer, questioning his attempts to justify AI investments in gaming. Some have even called the video “abysmal dogs**t.” It’s not a positive environment, and that’s no surprise.
I’ve made my case against generative AI countless times on Destructoid, and I continue to stand by it—not necessarily because AI is soulless artificiality, but because it just isn’t good at certain creative tasks. Sure, AI might help speed up some processes and make tedious work easier, but it is the human touch that remains essential to producing substantive art that truly has soul, and much more.
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