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‘Progressive’ AI dialog tools are a Trojan horse

Game Daily

Ubisoft’s recent announcement of an AI tool that generates dialog for Non-Player Characters in video games was generated with supine equanimity in most sections of the gaming media. Human writers enter details of an NPC’s roles, personality, and parameters.

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The Lost Ark Has Found its Way

Deconstructor of Fun

These dialogues, sounding more akin to whispering, usually take place among the crowds of NPCs who don't have names. Lost Ark ’s social media presence is mostly on YouTube, Twitter, and the game’s official site forum. They guide players step-by-step through their respective branches.

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That Lonesome Valley as cowboy coin crusher

Radiator Blog

However the sudden and convenient conclusion (replete with sugary Patrick Wolf soundtrack) didn't work for me, an obvious pushback against Brokeback and other dour artsy post-Brokeback cinematic gay dramas like A Single Man (2009), Weekend (2011), and Keep The Lights On (2012). Sometimes people have sex with someone they don't like.

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