so i just heard that take-two interactive, the company behind rockstar games, has let go of their entire ai team - and i'm kinda shocked, to be honest. i mean, it's not like they're a small company or anything, and ai is a big deal in the gaming world right now. but i guess their boss, strauss zelnick, isn't really into the whole ai thing - he's been pretty vocal about how he doesn't think it's creative enough.



i think what's really interesting about this is that take-two is going against the trend here - lots of other game companies are investing big time in ai, and it's changing the way they make games. some people might see this as a bad thing, but personally, i'm a bit skeptical about how much ai should be involved in game development. i love pixel art and old-school games, and there's just something about them that feels more... human, i guess.



so, the head of the ai team at take-two just posted on linkedin about how he's been let go, and it's pretty sad - he's been working with the company for years, and he's clearly really passionate about what he does. he's even started his own consulting service now, to help other companies use ai in a way that's actually helpful. it's cool to see him taking the initiative like that, but at the same time, it's a bummer that he's not going to be working on games anymore.

i think strauss zelnick's comments about ai are pretty thought-provoking, though - he's saying that just because we have new technology, it doesn't mean we're going to lose the things that make games special. he compares it to calculators, andRead more: Full article on www.eurogamer.net

What do you think about this?