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Catherine Lewis

Game developers hit back at The Last of Us director Neil Druckmann following controversial AI comments: "I'd hope he'd know better than to look at AI as some kind of magic wand"

The Last of Us 2.

Game developers have been hitting back at comments made by The Last of Us director and Naughty Dog co-president Neil Druckmann, who recently stated that artificial intelligence will allow devs to take on "more adventurous projects and push the boundaries of storytelling in games."

The use of AI is a highly controversial topic, whether it's in game development itself, the world of voice acting, art, or beyond. Recent times have brought more debates about the ethics of AI – from the concerns of it replacing the jobs of actual humans, potential plagiarism problems (AI has to learn from existing material, after all), and, of course, if AI-generated material can actually be as good as something hand-crafted by a team of passionate people. 

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