The gaming industry is shaping up to be one of the AI boom's biggest casualties, from job losses to rising console prices due to the global RAM shortage
From the global RAM shortage driving up console prices to job loss in the industry, gaming is shaping up to be one of the AI boom's biggest casualties.
Wired Helen Vogelsong-Donahue
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Discussion
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Gene Park
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i'm quoted in this important piece that spells out how AI is holding back gaming. i talk about how it would impact the creativity of the medium. thanks so much helen 🫰🏻
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@mikeisaac
Rat King
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YES. this is the piece needed writing. ty helen RAM shortage = Doom 4 gamers
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@helen
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i rarely publish anything so i'm really excited about this... here's my first ever piece for WIRED. i wrote about the (so far devastating) impact of AI on the gaming industry. read: https://www.wired.com/... [image]
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@loomdoop
Y Disassembler
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The tech industry is such a lesson in how capitalism destroys itself. It's been incredibly successful and prosperous, and has used that to channel all its energy into getting rid of its own workers, so its investor class, which produces nothing, can aspire to be even richer.
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Dare Obasanjo
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Gaming has the additional challenge of having a vocal minority of its customer base that's upset about using AI to create games, a practice that is now widespread in all software development.