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[Don Carlo]

Sony has published a new patent describing AI-driven NPCs that could potentially learn from player voices, facial expressions, emotions, and personality traits to create more immersive and adaptive interactions in future PlayStation games. The system could dynamically change NPC behavior and dialogue based on how players react during gameplay.

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[Angry_Megalodon]

Another awful idea that hopefully will never see the light of day.

 

[CentralScrutinizer]

Based on our faces?

"It looks like you have to shit, hurry up and take care of that and then when you're back I'll fill you in on the mission."

 

[Sethbacca]

Yeah, I'm not gonna give any corp a window into my livingroom to enable this. It's a neat idea but they can keep this one.

 

[Zacfoldor]

I know you don't want to hear it and I know how my AI lobby lands but I'll just say that I've been wanting this at scale for a long time.

Let's make it happen.

 

[reinking]

Those poor NPCs.

 

[Zannegan]

AI NPCs to for a dynamic world and even conversations is great. Training on your users is highly suspect and should be illegal (unless they're going to pay out).

 

[Hudo]

So what they're saying is they have implemented technology where NPCs will learn to be Hitler. Because that's what happens every time AI is let loose on the masses to learn from them. Remember Microsoft's AI that was reinforcement learning from Twitter interactions? It turned into Hitler's biggest fan.

 

[SJRB]

I will never talk out loud to a videogame. Never.

 

[IntentionalPun]

I just don't want this in video games. Focus on level design, enemy encounters, other gameplay systems. I already skip past most NPC dialog don't force me into some dumb conversation with a robot.

 

[kikkis]

Why do they try to patent petty shit like this

 

[falling into hell]

Lol I have no time arguing with AI in video games but I understand some people have nobody who listens to them. Now they will have somebody who cares about them besides their cats.

 

[DKehoe]

Always wanted NPCs that will accurately react to my waning interest.

 

[Hadoukens]

Based on our faces?

"It looks like you have to shit, hurry up and take care of that and then when you're back I'll fill you in on the mission."

I'll consider it a victory the first time I can trick an NPC into squeezing out an explosive fart.

 

[RoboFu]

Instead Uncharted 5 you get Neighbor Ned. Your AI neighbor! he remembers you conversations! .. and who you killed last night..

 

[xanaum]

Sony is about to find out that Neil Druckmann and Anita Sarkeesian lied to the execs on the idea that we love "woke" stuff and want unattractive female protagonists in everything.

 

[thief183]

.. I need to finish my game before someone patent the idea of using Ai to generate dialogues... it might be too late...

 

[Solarstrike]

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"shit, fuck, you piece of trash, god damn it, fuck you fuck face".

Just some of the wonderful words the AI will know to be common among the gaming environment. With, that said, fukct off Sony!

 

[BennyBlanco]

Based on our faces?

"It looks like you have to shit, hurry up and take care of that and then when you're back I'll fill you in on the mission."

 

[Moondoggy]

Well yeah, Sony has to make sure their NPCs don't misgender people.

 

[GamesDontSuck]

AI in this context is the future of gaming tho.
Devs are always trying to make games more immersive. What better way than an AI NPC who can interact back with you. This is one step towards that.

 

[realcool]

My lonely bros... the days of using your imagination are over!

 

[Kataploom]

The only reason for making this is to collect individual very personal data as behavior patterns and sell it (ehem, "get it leaked in a mass hacking attack") to third parties. Nobody asked for this, nobody wants this

 

[Dacvak]

I used to think I'd want this. But now, just knowing that I'm talking to an AI would immediately take me out of the immersion of the game. I've had too many dipshit conversations with ChatGPT to be able to feel immersed by any LLM filling in the gaps on a loose narrative.

I imagine most people will have a pretty negative reaction to AI-driven NPC dialogue.

 

[Aressa]

We need a mega Sony patent thread because they patent everything.

 

[Parazels]

Another awful idea that hopefully will never see the light of day.

Really? The deeper integration of AI in games is a matter of time, it's inevitable.

 

[Fake]

Abby will be a even scary monster.

 

[RoboFu]

Well yeah, Sony has to make sure their NPCs don't misgender people.

Will they ban you if you say hate speech /. miss gender a NPC?

 

[Truthtellers]

Awesome.

 

[Moondoggy]

Will they ban you if you say hate speech /. miss gender a NPC?

Just be sure to avoid saying things like, "Ghost of Yotei was a 7/10 on a good day" and you might avoid papa Herman's gaze.