Overwatch Team Is "Not Comfortable" Releasing AI-Generated Content, But That's Not A "Forever" Policy

Overwatch game director Aaron Keller has stated that developer Blizzard has no intention of releasing AI-generated content in the game, with the company instead aiming for the hero shooter to have a "handcrafted" feel to it. At the same time, Blizzard president Johanna Faries outlined the company's overall approach to AI, saying the technology holds many possible benefits."We don't want to put AI-generated content out in front of players. That's just not something that we're comfortable doing. We want this to feel like a handcrafted universe, and it is a handcrafted universe," Keller told GameSpot."It's a moving space. I don't know where player, or society's perception of this is going to be five years or ten years from now. So it's not like... I don't think there is ever going to be a, 'Hey, here's a forever policy around it,' but that's just where we're at right now," he explained.Continue Reading at GameSpot