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Microsoft's 100% AI-generated Quake 2 made us nauseous but John Carmack, the game's OG coder, is into it: 'What? This is impressive research work!'

Over the weekend, Microsoft released a technology demonstration from its AI Copilot research labs, showcasing a generative AI creating Quake 2 from scratch. Or something resembling it, at least, as ...
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Quake's AI tech demo is the new worst way to play id's classic FPS

Microsoft has turned Quake 2 into a generative AI tech demo, and people do not like it. Using the company's new videogame gen AI model Muse, which can make game visuals and assign controller actions, ...
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Microsoft Quake 2 AI Tech Demo Leads to Fan Backlash

Microsoft released an AI-generated Quake 2 remake, sparking criticism from fans for poor performance. Fans pointed out low frame rates and flaws in the AI-generated content. Concerns arise over the ...
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Microsoft unveils AI-generated demo 'inspired' by Quake 2 that runs worse than Doom on a calculator, made me nauseous, and demanded untold dollars, energy, and research to make

AI Dev insists a glossed-up version of Daggerfall's aesthetic was 'invented' by AI, which is a bit like saying I can invent a new plane by drawing a picture of one AI The New York Times thinks ...
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Microsoft's AI-powered Quake 2 demo makes me sick, not just because it's wrong on every level, but because I literally felt queasy playing it

Resident Evil Microsoft, EA, and other publishers should give up on artificial intelligence: We peaked 21 years ago, when Resident Evil 4 devs were thrilled AI enemies could think "like a smart person ...