Leonard Boyarsky, game director behind The Outer Worlds and The Outer Worlds 2, used to think AI was a decent idea in video game writing – but it's clear he definitely no longer feels that way about the controversial technology.
Back in 2019, Boyarsky, Fallout co-creator and mastermind behind other RPG gems like Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines, admitted that Obsidian Entertainment's pursuit of deeper player choices via in-game dialogue might benefit from more budget (which makes a good bit of sense) and, perhaps more surprisingly, the use of artificial intelligence. With the recent rise of generative AI, however, it's safe to say that he's since changed his mind.
