We recently had a discussion with Hardspace Shipbreaker studio Blackbird Interactive about this topic exactly, which you can listen to here.
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In a GDC talk I went to, a game developer explained numerous everyday ways he's integrated generative AI tools into his work, including debugging code and writing social media posts. Generative AI is being used in game development for everything from creating artwork to recapping staff meetings, and is already being integrated into major applications, such as Photoshop. This is just the tip of the iceberg for questions and criticisms around "AI assisted" game development, and "AI assisted" everything. "I wouldn't have given money if I'd known AI was going to be used, though in retrospect it certainly goes to explain why for how beautiful the worlds looked they felt as equally devoid of life," said Kickstarter backer Io Otter more recently. For such a successful Kickstarter and a game that already has next to no text, it's a complete shame that they used AI to write half-baked journal entries." "Then to rub salt in the wound they used AI to assist with this game, including journals and newspapers. "The realms feel so shallow with only a few pieces of writing per realm (maybe like 10 things to read the entire game total)," wrote a Steam reviewer in May. Bugginess and tedious or too-simple puzzles are two recurring complaints, and players have also said that the picturesque environments feel lifeless, and the narrative dull, which some now attribute to the use of AI. Other players have been less than satisfied with the adventure-puzzler, however. Our review offers a positive, but not glowing, perspective on Firmament, and the game has around 500 positive Steam user reviews. The "AI Assisted Content" note in the Firmament credits. "I am afraid that I will no longer back or purchase any future Cyan projects." "If I wanted an AI to create a game, why am I paying a company to do that for me instead of doing it myself?" wrote E Color. "I don't want my money going towards projects making extensive use of AI-generated content, especially when the art and writing made by HUMANS is the reason I keep coming back to these games," wrote backer Ryusui. The recurring feelings being expressed are that using AI for creative work is unethical and resulted in an inferior game, and that Cyan should have told them up front it was using such a controversial new technology in the game they funded rather than sticking a disclaimer in the credits. A number of backers have now returned to the Kickstarter comments to express their discontent over Cyan's use of AI. It also isn't clear how the artworks mentioned were made: Whether they were generated by services like OpenAI's Dall-E and then edited by a human artist, or whether an artist conceived of and produced the artworks with AI tools taking a more subordinate role.įirmament was funded on Kickstarter, where backers pledged over $1.4M in 2019 to see the game made. My interpretation would be that a large language model like ChatGPT was used to generate rough copy, which was then modified by human writers (which I'd personally call "human assisted" writing), but it's possible that AI was used in another way. The voice acting was something we praised in our review.Ĭyan did not go on to explain how elements like journals were "assisted" by AI. As an example, the developer said that "all voice acting content was performed by an actual human being 100% of the time," but that the "timbre, pitch, and tone" were modified with an AI tool with the consent of the performer (who strangely isn't credited).
The complete list of stuff generative AI was involved in is, deep breath: "Journals, logs, checklists, newspapers, stories, songs, poems, letters, loosely scattered papers all backer portraits all founders portraits the "sunset" paintings the art-nouveau wallpaper in the Swan dormitory hallways propaganda banners coastal spill decal kit all voiced mentor, announcer, founder, and other speeches backer-exclusive content."Ĭyan Worlds told Kotaku that these aspects of Firmament were "assisted, not wholly created" by AI tools used by Cyan staff.
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