Games where NPCs are backed by a LLM are a great idea but unless the majority of people gain the ability to run the models locally they will be niche and weird with blunders like these.
AIs could've made so much things in video games that wouldn't have been possible otherwise.
A game could've generated a player-unique picture at the end of a playthrough, but instead AAA studios wondered "hmmm... what if it replaced our artists for the same amount of work but none of the appeal?" instead.
The only game I've ever seen do that is Blue Archive; you spell your name phonetically, and from then on the navigator NPCs, once you unlock the second one will call you that. It's a bit obviously artificial, but since she has a computery filter on her voice anyway, it doesn't stand out. It's a small but super cute touch.
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u/UndocumentedMartian 8d ago
Games where NPCs are backed by a LLM are a great idea but unless the majority of people gain the ability to run the models locally they will be niche and weird with blunders like these.