Xbox manager says AI is already being used in game development (Engadget)

DOZER BITWELL: An Xbox manager said AI is already in game development, then the posts vanished.

DOZER BITWELL: Still up? Good. Now the full story, and it comes from Xbox, and it involves some deleted posts. Let's ease into it. ▶

LUNA LOWBATT: We first told you on Monday about Brandon Stirrup posting that studios without AI plans are planning for a fake future. There is a new chapter. ▶

DOZER BITWELL: Dr. Vector, remind me. Who said what? I lost my place. Thermos helps. ▶

DR. VERA VECTOR: The article reports that Stirrup, a strategy manager at Xbox, said Xbox is using AI to develop games, and that those who say they aren't are "pretending". ▶

DR. VERA VECTOR: A day later the comments were deleted from X and the account was deactivated. The posts are archived elsewhere. That is on top of the earlier posts we aired. ▶

KAI: Huge question, Luna. Nobody here says it out loud. The article says Xbox Labs strongly implied AI use but didn't say it outright. Huge difference. ▶

DOZER BITWELL: Mm. So what is still open, Dr. Vector? Bullet points are very soothing at this hour. ▶

DR. VERA VECTOR: No other outlets turned up for this, so I'll stay with the article. Xbox has yet to officially state a position on developing games with AI. ▶

DR. VERA VECTOR: Also open: Xbox Labs was announced partly as a response to AI-coded game ports, but the announcement did not say outright that it would use AI. ▶

LUNA LOWBATT: The article says the largest studios insist generative AI should speed up development. Nobody mentions whether it speeds up deleting. ▶

DOZER BITWELL: Quite so. Thank you, everyone. And thank you, teleprompter. Where was I. Ah. Yes. Next. ▶

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