Dan Houser, co-founder of Rockstar Games and one of the creative minds behind Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption, recently appeared on the British talk show Sunday Brunch to promote his new novel. And unlike his recent appearances in other interviews, where he talked about his favorite games from the franchise or his thoughts about why GTA is always set in the United States, he shared his thoughts on a buzzword that's being thrown around everywhere these days: AI.
During the interview, Houser confirmed that his new company, Absurd Ventures, has been developing a video game set in the same universe as his novel for approximately 18 months. He then shared that his company is experimenting with using AI tools during game development. Still, he was quick to emphasize that AI won't solve every problem facing game developers, despite what fans might suggest.
Houser went further, explaining that while AI excels at certain specific tasks, there's an entire spectrum of technological needs in game development where the current generation of artificial intelligence simply falls short. He pointed out that the technology functions as a catch-all term for various forms of advanced computing, but the main selling points haven't actually materialized yet.
The veteran developer even went as far as to suggest that many of the bold claims about what AI can do are driven more by financial interests.
