Proponents of modern AI technology—and this is our weekly reminder that it’s not artificial intelligence at all– have big plans for video games. Ubisoft is trying, Square Enix is tryingbut these are just testbeds: For a more comprehensive look at what AI devotees want to see in their video games, check out this trailer for a ChatGPT mod Skyrim.
This video by a user named Art from the Machine shows “a Skyrim Mod that allows conversations with NPCs via ChatGPT, xVASynth (text-to-speech) and Whisper (speech-to-text). This update introduces Skyrim scripting that allows for lip syncing of voices and NPC awareness of in-game events.”
At least that’s the goal. This is how it all looks and sounds in practice:
It’s a horror show, I know. Particular highlights are the way the video has to be sped up to mask the time it takes the game to respond to questions, the awful synth voice acting, and the boring, generic standard of the entire “writing”. Oh, and the fact that people are walking Skyrims Shops – in a world without clocks – now tell you their opening hours, like getting a phone call at a mall. Sorry sir, we close at five o’clock.
A console booklet
Since the Xbox Series S is $30 off, you can use that $30 for storage, an extra controller, or Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.
I’ve spent ages writing previous drafts of this blog, where I took this opportunity to launch a tirade against the idea that machine learning can or should replace human artists, but you know what? That is a Skyrim Mod. If that’s what a lot of people who still play this game want –and it clearly isalthough what she Strictly speaking I want to play a tabletop roleplaying game with friends – and then get started. If you’re comfortable with word-soup dialogue written by a machine that’s been trained on things that were pretty generic to begin with, not a lot of me will convince you “we must value human art as the only true human experience” . that if The is the future of video games you want you will get everything you deserve.
