As we have said on more than one occasion, ChatGPT created artificial intelligence (AI) became mainstreamSo much so that it now aims to change the way we do many things, from internet search to sectors such as office automation, agriculture, manufacturing and energy. Obviously, video games will not be less, although we will see how far AI will go in this regard.

Various Chinese video game companies are trying to develop AI-powered tools to generate content in the games themselves. This way it speed up development and cut costs, which could lead to layoffs he is currently involved in video game development and design.

According to the South China Morning Post, corporations such as Tencent, Giant Network, NetEase, Leihou and others are posting job openings for positions focused on artificial intelligence. Going a little deeper into one particular case, Giant Network is offering 1.1 million yuan (about $167,000) for an AI team leader, while Leihou and NetEase are implementing a ChatGPT-like system in their upcoming title Justice. Online, which would see the light in June this year.

The implementation of artificial intelligence could help not only in the design and development of video games, but also in other aspects such as collecting data from players and about enemies and obstacles which the player may encounter during the game. Guo Weiwei, CEO of Seasun, the gaming division of Kingsoft (yes, the one with the office suite), said at a conference last month that “Over the next five years, AI-generated content will significantly change many aspects of the gaming industry.“.

Another aspect in which intelligence could be applied is to improve the generation of procedures.. Here we can mention titles like Diablo or No Man’s Sky, which are able to generate maps randomly. Another detail is that bots in multiplayer titles or chess games could be impossible and very difficult to distinguish from a real human player.

It remains to be seen how far artificial intelligence will go in the video game sector, but in China it is already affecting companies and their organization. According to Dash Huang Yimeng, founder and president of XD Corp, AI has begun to affect jobs as two indie game developers use AI to replace positions in their translation and outsourced art design teams.

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