I wouldn't mind playing games co-op with AI.
this post was submitted on 22 Dec 2025
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Few games actually have that and even fewer have ones that play well.
So many games have companions tho. Most of the time, I don't want them but they are forced upon me. Such as in Wo Long or Skyrim.
Yeah, I'm talking about games where they're designed for humans to play together.
Well, I have found that It Takes Two really only takes two controllers and beat it all by myself with these two hands. 😤
That sounds awful, but then again not as awful as dealing with my wife trying to aim
Why would I want AI to play the game other than for testing?
Beat Elon in PoE
I don't need AI to do that unless I am actually playing against the dude he pays to play for him.
Bold to assume having an AI play the game for testing is actually useful. Given how buggy games release nowadays i genuinely wonder which companies still properly have play testers. An AI whose results you mostly ignore is pointless.
An AI whose results you mostly ignore is ~~pointless~~ good for driving up the share price artificially
ftfy
I suspect it's not a lack of playtesters that's the problem, but harsh deadlines and crunch. That type of environment leads to tech debt to get things working fast, which leads to hard-to-manage code, which leads to bugs...
Apart from games, where this can also be used for more capabable and behaviourally more "interesting" NPCs (including computer opponents or teammates), the used techniques can be transferred to robotics. Quite a cool architecture.
Why the fuck is AI always being applied to only parts of society that are fun?
So you can spend more time working shit jobs for shit pay. Aren't you happy? 😊
AI took that too! Oops all joblessness! 🤩
I want LLMs to be used to create thousands of characters that have agency in like, Skyrim or something, and to watch the absolutely unhinged fucking chaos of what it creates.
I don't want it to play games for me.
I don't even want that, I'd rather a game have its characters and writing created with intent by a person who cares.
That would be so freaking cool
I want AI to do my chores not play my games.
Sorry, AI must only be inserted into places it isn't actually wanted.
Silver lining: maybe it could be used to make some games more accessible for people with disabilities
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Great! Now the AI can play the video games for me while I do the dishes. I swear it was the other way around in the SciFi.
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Game companies: spend millions fighting cheating and cheat software.
Nvidia: here comes AI game assist!
Next: game companies can subscribe to NVIDIA anti-AI-cheating AI. This is innovation under capitalism.
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How much legal trouble would I get for kicking a CEO in the testicles? it feels like it would be worth it if I ever met NVIDIA's bosses.
None if you don't get caught. They're not going to do a full investigation if you don't try to murder the guy. Also, look how badly the current FBI fumbled the investigation into Charlie Kirk's killer? into Brian Thompson's killer?
It's crazy how much Brian Thompson isn't even a name in my head. If someone murders me, I only hope they're not so charismatic that when people try to remember me they just picture a beige balloon named John Lastname.
That’s cool. AI can do art and writing and video games for me. It can watch all my shows. All I have to do is work and maybe sleep. Sounds fun.
Y'all laugh but there are way too many people into idle games, not to mention people who prefer watching a stream (even without commentary) over playing a game itself.
I cannot comprehend why, though, just like I can't comprehend how cheating (particularly single player) can be fun.
I was laughing along until you said "watching a stream (even without commentary)". Yeah I've done that one. Sometimes I want to see what's next in the game without spending 100 hours to get there ><. Also watching lets me mentally unwind, playing takes a mental toll.
I think we're all kinda beat down by life, so I don't really judge people on it. I just am not one of them, haha. (But I don't even watch TV or movies much so I'm admittedly a weirdo).
I also don't watch TV or movies -- only Twitch streams. I've been this way even when not beaten down by capitalism and fascism though. Even when I'm taking a break from working on creative projects, it's still nice to be able to turn my brain off and get the experience of seeing the game. Maybe my unmedicated ADHD makes me that way.
Cheats in single player games is a blast.
It gets old quick but it's fun for a while.
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Great, another fun thing the LLM craze want to take from me. FFS.
that and the polar ice caps
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