Unity exec: AI tools are "disruption" for video game industry
Game Developer
JUNE 27, 2023
Unity Create president Marc Whitten explains why the company thinks that "every pixel" of a game will one day be "touched by AI."
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Game Developer
JUNE 27, 2023
Unity Create president Marc Whitten explains why the company thinks that "every pixel" of a game will one day be "touched by AI."
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Every object, every system, and every pixel in games will eventually be touched by AI. Get to know Unity’s newest AI products for creators: Unity Muse, an expansive platform for AI-driven assistance during creation, and Unity Sentis, which enables developers to embed neural networks in the Unity Runtime.
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