5 AI Projects to Try Right Now

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AI in games is not particularly novel given that the technology has been used to power games from Half-Life to Chess. But with a new generation of AI tools like ChatGPT quickly evolving, developers are looking at ways AI could shape the next generation of games.

There are still plenty of questions about AI games, especially in terms of how they could impact the labor that goes into making a video game. But while the full grasp of AI’s effect on the video game industry as a whole remains to be seen, there are examples of how generative AI could advance the ways players interact with a game’s characters, enemies, and story.

There aren’t a whole lot of games out right now that take advantage of generative AI, but for an example of existing games with advanced AI, as well as stable experiments that offer a taste of what’s to come, check out the games below.

AI Dungeon is more a fun experiment than a proper video game. The browser RPG from developer Latitude lets AI generate random storylines for players to then play around in. Logging into the website, players first choose what kind of scenario they want to experience, whether it’s a fantasy, mystery, cyberpunk, or zombie world. AI Dungeon will then generate a story based on that setting and from there, players can interact with the game like a classic text adventure.

This approach to text AI is not dissimilar from what people are already doing with ChatGPT and other companies, like Hidden Door, are readying similar and more interactive and game-forward takes on the AI Dungeon. But as an example