Overwatch game director Aaron Keller has stated that developer Blizzard has no intention of releasing AI-generated content in the game, with the company instead aiming for the hero shooter to have a “handcrafted” feel to it.
“We don’t want to put AI-generated content out in front of players. That’s just not something that we’re comfortable doing. We want this to feel like a handcrafted universe, and it is a handcrafted universe,” Keller told GameSpot.
Blizzard is owned by Microsoft, and that company is adopting a different approach. Microsoft is spending many billions of dollars to create all manner of AI-enabled content and products in the future. It’s even building nuclear reactors to power its AI ambitions.
