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A video game executive has sparked a fierce debate surrounding the widespread use of generative AI in the industry by claiming that \u201cGen Z loves AI slop.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a recent tweet<\/a>, interactive video game company Genvid CEO and former Square Enix director Jacob Navok said that \u201cfor all the anti-AI sentiment we\u2019re seeing in various articles, it appears consumers generally do not care.\u201d<\/p>\n

Navok pointed to the \u201cbiggest game of the year,\u201d called \u201cSteal a Brainrot,\u201d which, as its name implies, is filled with AI slop characters. The game, which is based on the extremely popular online gaming platform Roblox, became the first game to surpass 25 million concurrent players<\/a> on any platform last month.<\/p>\n

\u201cGen Z loves AI slop, does not care,\u201d Navok wrote. \u201cThe upcoming generation of gamers are Bane in \u2018Dark Knight Rises\u2019 saying \u2018You merely adopted the slop, I was born in it.’\u201d<\/p>\n

The exec\u2019s inflammatory rhetoric fueled a fiery debate. Just because people are playing a game called \u201cSteal a Brainrot,\u201d does that mean they\u2019re voting in favor of AI slop?<\/p>\n

As companies continue to double down on the use of generative AI, audiences have often become alienated by the trend, sparking widespread outcry.<\/p>\n

The use of AI in video games, in particular, has already led to plenty of blowback. Most recently, the developers behind a highly popular third-person extraction shooter called Arc Raiders came under fire for using AI to generate character voices<\/a>, sparking a debate over AI replacing human voice actors<\/a> \u2014 and human creativity wholesale.<\/p>\n

The developers of \u201cCall of Duty: Black Ops 7\u201d were also heavily criticized<\/a> this week for featuring AI-sloppified artwork that unabashedly ripped off the style of iconic Japanese animation house Studio Ghibli.<\/p>\n

And \u201cAssassin\u2019s Creed\u201d publisher Ubisoft was also forced to remove lazily AI-generated artwork<\/a> for its upcoming title, \u201cAnno 117: Pax Romana,\u201d following widespread backlash.<\/p>\n

Nonetheless, Novak said that the industry\u2019s embrace of generative AI was inevitable and that gamers should get ready for a lot more slop coming their way.<\/p>\n

\u201cI should add that in-game art and voices are merely the tip of the spear,\u201d he wrote in his tweet. \u201cMany studios I know are using AI generation in the concept phase, and many more are using [Anthropic\u2019s AI chatbot] Claude for code.\u201d<\/p>\n

Novak claimed that a \u201clot of AI sentiment is being driven by emotion rather than logic.\u201d<\/p>\n

Unsurprisingly, those accusations didn\u2019t sit well with many. After all, making the leap from \u201cthis Roblox game has a lot of concurrent players\u201d to \u201cGen Z loves AI slop\u201d is certainly a stretch.<\/p>\n

\u201cZero nuance posts is just bait slop,\u201d one user replied<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Others accused Novak of comparing apples to oranges.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust because McDonald\u2019s has thousands of locations around the world doesn\u2019t mean people don\u2019t care about good food,\u201d a separate user added<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think comparing a Roblox game with a Steam game doing [average revenue per user] of $30+ is a mistake,\u201d another user wrote<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s like comparing cars and bicycles.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWell-executed games (or other media) will be accepted and adored,\u201d a different user argued<\/a>. \u201cPoorly executed will not, no matter how many no-AI stickers they\u2019ll wrap themselves with.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYet here we are, needing to say the obvious that the most important conclusion for every creative in the field: self-importance and Twitter wars don\u2019t convert into happy audiences,\u201d they added.<\/p>\n

Despite the widespread backlash, many gaming execs remain convinced that AI slop is the future. For instance, Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson recently said<\/a> that \u201cAI is the very core\u201d of its business and could give developers \u201cricher colors\u201d to paint \u201cmore brilliant worlds.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sure, while there are plenty of ways to implement AI in the development of a video game, like AI-generated code, that likely won\u2019t prove nearly as controversial as replacing human voice actors\u2019 performances, presupposing that an entire generation \u201cloves AI slop\u201d seems at best like a vast oversimplification \u2014 or at worst, a provocation.<\/p>\n

Besides, not every gaming exec is convinced that pumping games full of AI slop is the future.<\/p>\n

Case in point, video game developer Pocketpair CEO John Buckley announced last month that the company doesn\u2019t \u201cbelieve in\u201d AI-generated games.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re very upfront about it,\u201d he told Game Developer<\/em><\/a>. \u201cIf you\u2019re big on AI stuff or your game is Web3 or uses NFTs, there are lots of publishers out there [who\u2019ll talk to you], but we\u2019re not the right partner for that.\u201d<\/p>\n

More on AI and video games:<\/strong> EA\u2019s Attempt to Use AI for Game Development Backfiring Horribly<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

The post Gaming Exec Says That \u201cGen Z Loves AI Slop\u201d<\/a> appeared first on Futurism<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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