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Great! Think about all the millions of AI-generated games we can now make to complement the millions of other human-made games that are released everyday, of which we only manage to play like 0.1%!

I can see this being used to maybe accelerate (even more) content generation for generic addictive MMOs and gacha games, but hopefully not much more.

As if we are not already overflowing with useless, meaningless, heartless, superficial content everywhere…

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What a grumpy cynical take. We are also overflowing with useless, heartless, meaningless, superficial book content everywhere, doesn't mean Gutenberg should have dropped his printing press idea. Cream rises to the top, even if that means we have more chaff at the bottom.

Your comparison is completely unrelated. Gutenberg gave people the means to distribute their work, not quickly generate soulless garbage that looks real on the surface.

Maybe it’s just my personal take on gaming, but a good game for me is one that is designed with care and with interesting human-made content. Something that tells a good story, or presents an interesting challenge. Would you read a book written by an AI printed with the help of a Gutenberg press? If yes, then what is your goal when consuming art?

There's no use of having such a pessimistic view of the world. The 0.1% of games you play are the really good ones. If more games are made, that percentage may go down, but in absolute terms there will be some games that will be very good to play.

Yes, but sifting through it is really boring and time-consuming. That’s not the point, though; if this was a tool that helped people express themselves better and more efficiently, then I’d be totally up for the increased amount of output. But what’s the gain in giving people the ability to quickly generate soulless art and entertainment? Just because it’s “fast”?

Not all technology is automatically good. LinkedIn sounds like a great idea on paper, and look at what it is in practice.

OK, but tell us how you really feel.

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