Most AI value will come from broad automation, not from R&D

Re:Most AI value will come from broad automation, not from R&D by surgical_fire on Saturday March 22, 2025 @05:26PM (#43448771)

> Except this time is quite real

Oh it was very real during crypto hype cycle too. The crypto people were very annoying with it.

> Indie devs now using AI generated assets instead of hiring artists is quite common.

I would imagine it is fine for some concept art, based on my experimentation with multiple models for Stable Diffusion.

For generating actual assets that are consistent? I am highly skeptical. Unless we are talking about bottom of the barrel indie games.

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Re:Most AI value will come from broad automation, not from R&D by BriggyDwiggs42 on Saturday March 22, 2025 @05:40PM (#43448861)

I was very involved in the crypto scene, and really the only real utility was monero for buying the funny chemicals.

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Re:Most AI value will come from broad automation, not from R&D by pjmlp on Saturday March 22, 2025 @05:39PM (#43448855)

Consistent enough for it to be an issue.

And not only indies, when taking voice actors into consideration.

Or some well known studios,

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Re:Most AI value will come from broad automation, not from R&D by surgical_fire on Saturday March 22, 2025 @07:27PM (#43449560)

Ah, it is bottom of the barrell AAA stuff instead.

I am somehow unimpressed.

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Re:Most AI value will come from broad automation, not from R&D by pjmlp on Sunday March 23, 2025 @02:24AM (#43451198)

Besides the millions COD gets, more than a few wannabe startup owners on Y Combinator will ever achieve.

There are people being affected by those decisions, effectively losing their jobs, and source of income, as unimpressed as you may be.

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Re:Most AI value will come from broad automation, not from R&D by surgical_fire on Sunday March 23, 2025 @04:28AM (#43451567)

Yeah, COD sells a lot. Not that the sales it gets is testament of quality.

FIFA (or whatever it is called nowadays) also sells plenty every year generating incredible revenue to EA, and every year is a poor quality game.

This is why I am unimpressed that Activision is using AI in its games. I expect them to be of poor quality.

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Re:Most AI value will come from broad automation, not from R&D by pjmlp on Sunday March 23, 2025 @04:41AM (#43451611)

People losing their jobs due to AI being used, couldn't care less about the quality level.

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